P-MASE: an integrated five-component pedagogy (Problem-based, Mobile, Authentic, Social, Experiential) for hospital management education

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Evidence · 2 claims (2 for) · 1 study (1 causal), q4 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description

P-MASE is a descriptive acronym for a bundled pedagogy combining problem-based learning, mobile learning, authentic learning, social learning, and experiential learning. It "organizes job-relevant management competencies into authentic, cross-department task chains, supports learning through mobile/digital tools and collaboration, and aligns assessment with management performance evidence collected across tasks." Its novelty lies in integrating what to learn, how to learn, and how to judge performance into one coherent design logic, targeting systems thinking and trade-off reasoning.

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

• Interdisciplinary teaching teams spanning management, clinical, and informatics expertise
• Digital infrastructure: SuperStar platform, virtual simulation platform, Power BI, AnyLogic modeling, and NLP tools

Constraints

• The study evaluated P-MASE as an integrated package and was not designed to estimate component-specific effects or isolate individual components

Target Learners

• undergraduate Health Administration and Information Resource Management students

Learning Goals

• hospital management competencies including policy interpretation, data-driven decision making, crisis communication, and systems thinking

Claims

• Pmase Higher Closed Book Exam Scores [+M]
• Pmase Better Simulation Task Skills Performance [+M]

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Key Sources

• Zhang Yongshuo, Li Wenbo, Zhang Chuchen, Wang Yawei, Feng Shuo. (2026). Reforming hospital management education with the P-MASE pedagogy: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-08948-8

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title	P-MASE: an integrated five-component pedagogy (Problem-based, Mobile, Authentic, Social, Experiential) for hospital management education
description	P-MASE is a descriptive acronym for a bundled pedagogy combining problem-based learning, mobile learning, authentic learning, social learning, and experiential learning.
status	review
generated	by process:settle-candidates on 2026-11-05
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