Effectiveness of problem based learning on student’s knowledge construct in I MBBS students - A cross-sectional study
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy and Physiology - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction Traditional teaching methods aid students to procure subject knowledge content but not knowledge construct Problem based learning PBL is evolving as one of the paramount methods of improving studentsrsquo knowledge constructObjective To evaluate the effectiveness of Problem based learning as an instructional tool in procurement of content knowledge critical thinking and problem solving skills in cardiovascular Physiology among I MBBS studentsMaterials and Methods Thirty students from I MBBS were randomly selected for the study They were administered with pretest exposed to one hour of problem based teaching and again administered with posttest the next dayResults There was statistically significant improvement in studentsrsquo knowledge construct in cardiovascular physiology following exposure to problem based teaching methodsConclusion PBL was found to be an effective instructional tool in development of critical thinking and problem solving skills among medical studentsKeywords Knowledge construct pretest posttest
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N. Gowdhaman, D. Vijayalakshmi
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