THE EFFECT OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING ON EDUCATION AND RECALL OF MEDICAL STUDENTS IN A COURSE OF BASIC IMMUNOLOGY IN COMPARISON WITH LECTURE-BASED LEARNING

Davood Yadegarynia; Mostafa Alavi-Moghaddam; Reza Gholami-Khojin; Hossein Ghofrani; Alireza Arabnia; Soha Rezai-Shiraz

doi:10.22037/jme.v1i4.911

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands

Former Title: Journal of Medical Education | The Official Journal of School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies

https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v1i4.911

THE EFFECT OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING ON EDUCATION AND RECALL OF MEDICAL STUDENTS IN A COURSE OF BASIC IMMUNOLOGY IN COMPARISON WITH LECTURE-BASED LEARNING

Author(s):

Davood Yadegarynia^1,*,

Mostafa Alavi-Moghaddam²,

Reza Gholami-Khojin³,

Hossein Ghofrani³,

Alireza Arabnia³,

Soha Rezai-Shiraz³

1Director of Educational Development Center, Shaheed Beheshtl University of Medical Sciences and Health Services.

2Director of Student Committee of Educational Development Center, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services.

3Member of Student Committee of Educational Development Center, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services.

Journal of Medical Education for Future Demands:Vol. 1, issue 4; e104968

Published online:Apr 11, 2009

Article type:Research Article

Received:Apr 05, 2009

Accepted:Apr 11, 2009

How to Cite:Davood Yadegarynia, Mostafa Alavi-Moghaddam, Reza Gholami-Khojin, Hossein Ghofrani, Alireza Arabnia, et al. THE EFFECT OF PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING ON EDUCATION AND RECALL OF MEDICAL STUDENTS IN A COURSE OF BASIC IMMUNOLOGY IN COMPARISON WITH LECTURE-BASED LEARNING.J Med Edu.2009;1(4):e104968.https://doi.org/10.22037/jme.v1i4.911.

Abstract

Background According to the available evidence and experiments, problem-based learning is one of the most successful methods to achieve higher educational objectives. In this method, the discussion about the medical subjects to be learned by the students is based on a real clinical case and participation of the students. Various advantages and disadvantages of this method have been addressed in different studies. Purpose In order to evaluate the effect of this method in our educational framework, we compare two educational methods, problem-based learning and lecture-based learning, in terms of students· education and recall.Methods It is an experimental study. Two topics of basic immunology were chosen after holding discussion meetings. The students were divided randomly into two groups. Each topic was taught to the two groups of students using both methods alternately. Students' educational achievement was evaluated with pre-test and post-test exams. Four weeks after these sessions, short-assay exams were used to evaluate the students' recall.Results The difference of pre-test results between the two groups was not statistically significant, whereas the difference of post-test scores was statistically significant. There was no statistically significant difference in the students' recall between the two groups.Conclusion Considering the exchange of two methods between the two groups, the effect of personal differences was eliminated in this study, and since there is no significant difference in the pre-test scores, the difference of post-test results could be related to the effect of PBL. According to the results of this study and with conducting additional experiments, the problem-based learning could be adjusted with the specific educational framework in our country.

Keywords

Problem-based learning

Lecture-based learning

Education

Recall

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Mostafa Alavi-Moghaddam:[PubMed][Scholar]
Reza Gholami-Khojin:[PubMed][Scholar]
Hossein Ghofrani:[PubMed][Scholar]
Alireza Arabnia:[PubMed][Scholar]
Soha Rezai-Shiraz:[PubMed][Scholar]