Conceptual model of cultural and contextual factors shaping students' discussion behaviors in student-centered education¶
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Evidence · 4 claims (4 for) · 1 study (1 qualitative),q2· 0 of 1 report an effect size · 4 claims rest on one study
Description¶
The study built a conceptual model (Figure 2) linking cultural and contextual factors to students' discussion behaviors and skills in PBL. It holds that students externalize cultural backgrounds and internalize the discussion aspect of PBL, so that 'students' discussion behaviors and skills and their development from the first to the third year were shaped by complex interactions between contextual factors, cultural factors, and the PBL discussion sessions.' The model organizes four cultural factors and six mediating contextual factors.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- Data from interviews, observations, documents and contextual information across multiple institutions to populate the model
Constraints¶
- Derived from a qualitative comparative case study in three medical schools; findings do not lend themselves to generalization
Target Learners¶
- undergraduate medical students
Learning Goals¶
- discussion and communication skills in small-group student-centered learning
Claims¶
- Four Cultural Factors Inhibit Discussion Behaviors [+M]
- Six Contextual Factors Mediate Discussion [+M]
- Students' discussion skills increased from first to third year in all three institutions, but at different rates across cultures [+W]
- The scope of PBL implementation shaped discussion quality: hybrid lecture-based implementation reduced uncertainty but yielded less critical discussion than full PBL [+W]
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Key Sources¶
- Janneke M. Frambach, Erik W. Driessen, Philip Beh and Cees P.M. van der Vleuten. (2014). Quiet or questioning? Students' discussion behaviors in student-centered education across cultures. Studies in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2012.754865
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Conceptual model of cultural and contextual factors shaping students' discussion behaviors in student-centered education |
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The study built a conceptual model (Figure 2) linking cultural and contextual factors to students' discussion behaviors and skills in PBL. |
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