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The Effectiveness of Problem-based Learning in Acquisition of Knowledge, Soft Skills During Basic and Preclinical Sciences: Medical Students’ Points of View
BACKGROUND: Students’ opinions about their medical curriculum is essential process for evaluating program strength and weakness. Aim: We aimed to assess the benefits and effectiveness of PBL in acquisition of knowledge and soft skills during basic (Phase I) and preclinical (Phase II) sciences. METHO...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6029903/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30061784 http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/aim.2018.26.119-124 |
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author | Ibrahim, Mutasim E. Al-Shahrani, Abdullah M. Abdalla, Mohamed E. Abubaker, Inshirah M. Mohamed, Mohamed E. |
author_facet | Ibrahim, Mutasim E. Al-Shahrani, Abdullah M. Abdalla, Mohamed E. Abubaker, Inshirah M. Mohamed, Mohamed E. |
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description | BACKGROUND: Students’ opinions about their medical curriculum is essential process for evaluating program strength and weakness. Aim: We aimed to assess the benefits and effectiveness of PBL in acquisition of knowledge and soft skills during basic (Phase I) and preclinical (Phase II) sciences. METHODS: Across-sectional study was conducted at the University of Bisha, College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia. Students at Phase I and Phase II were involved. A validated self-administered questionnaire used for data collection. Responses to the questionnaire items regarding PBL benefits, preferences and effectiveness in acquisition of knowledge and soft skills were ordinal following a four-point Likert scale format. Independent and paired t tests were used to compare between the means and SD of each two variables. A p value ≤ 0.05 considered as statistically significant. RESULTS: Most of students (86.3%) reported a positive perception on all the items assessing the benefits of PBL approach. Students’ responses on PBL relating to the acquisition of knowledge (3.27±0.46) and soft skill (3.32±0.45) were high. There were no significant differences determined in the mean score and SD of acquisition of knowledge (p=0.768) and soft skills (p=0.297) between second and third year students. PBL was preferred in Phase II comparable to Phase I modules (3.371±0.299 vs. 3.026±0.627; p=0.001). CONCLUSION: Effectiveness of PBL found to be high and increasing after taking a series of modules. Although PBL methodology has impact in acquisition of knowledge and skills, intended program outcome should be determined to assess the effects of PBL. |
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spelling | pubmed-60299032018-07-30 The Effectiveness of Problem-based Learning in Acquisition of Knowledge, Soft Skills During Basic and Preclinical Sciences: Medical Students’ Points of View Ibrahim, Mutasim E. Al-Shahrani, Abdullah M. Abdalla, Mohamed E. Abubaker, Inshirah M. Mohamed, Mohamed E. Acta Inform Med Original Paper BACKGROUND: Students’ opinions about their medical curriculum is essential process for evaluating program strength and weakness. Aim: We aimed to assess the benefits and effectiveness of PBL in acquisition of knowledge and soft skills during basic (Phase I) and preclinical (Phase II) sciences. METHODS: Across-sectional study was conducted at the University of Bisha, College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia. Students at Phase I and Phase II were involved. A validated self-administered questionnaire used for data collection. Responses to the questionnaire items regarding PBL benefits, preferences and effectiveness in acquisition of knowledge and soft skills were ordinal following a four-point Likert scale format. Independent and paired t tests were used to compare between the means and SD of each two variables. A p value ≤ 0.05 considered as statistically significant. RESULTS: Most of students (86.3%) reported a positive perception on all the items assessing the benefits of PBL approach. Students’ responses on PBL relating to the acquisition of knowledge (3.27±0.46) and soft skill (3.32±0.45) were high. There were no significant differences determined in the mean score and SD of acquisition of knowledge (p=0.768) and soft skills (p=0.297) between second and third year students. PBL was preferred in Phase II comparable to Phase I modules (3.371±0.299 vs. 3.026±0.627; p=0.001). CONCLUSION: Effectiveness of PBL found to be high and increasing after taking a series of modules. Although PBL methodology has impact in acquisition of knowledge and skills, intended program outcome should be determined to assess the effects of PBL. Academy of Medical sciences 2018-06 /pmc/articles/PMC6029903/ /pubmed/30061784 http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/aim.2018.26.119-124 Text en © 2018 Mutasim E. Ibrahim, Abdullah M. Al-Shahrani, Mohamed E. Abdalla, Inshirah M. Abubaker, Mohamed E. Mohamed http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Paper Ibrahim, Mutasim E. Al-Shahrani, Abdullah M. Abdalla, Mohamed E. Abubaker, Inshirah M. Mohamed, Mohamed E. The Effectiveness of Problem-based Learning in Acquisition of Knowledge, Soft Skills During Basic and Preclinical Sciences: Medical Students’ Points of View |
title | The Effectiveness of Problem-based Learning in Acquisition of Knowledge, Soft Skills During Basic and Preclinical Sciences: Medical Students’ Points of View |
title_full | The Effectiveness of Problem-based Learning in Acquisition of Knowledge, Soft Skills During Basic and Preclinical Sciences: Medical Students’ Points of View |
title_fullStr | The Effectiveness of Problem-based Learning in Acquisition of Knowledge, Soft Skills During Basic and Preclinical Sciences: Medical Students’ Points of View |
title_full_unstemmed | The Effectiveness of Problem-based Learning in Acquisition of Knowledge, Soft Skills During Basic and Preclinical Sciences: Medical Students’ Points of View |
title_short | The Effectiveness of Problem-based Learning in Acquisition of Knowledge, Soft Skills During Basic and Preclinical Sciences: Medical Students’ Points of View |
title_sort | effectiveness of problem-based learning in acquisition of knowledge, soft skills during basic and preclinical sciences: medical students’ points of view |
topic | Original Paper |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6029903/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30061784 http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/aim.2018.26.119-124 |
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