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Problem based learning and the case method--medical students change preferences during clerkship.

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Summary, in English

BACKGROUND: The Case Method (Case) and Problem Based Learning (PBL) are two student active methods, increasingly used in medical education. AIM: The aim of this study was to compare medical student satisfaction with the two different active methods of learning and to see if there was any variation in preference between two stages in medical training. METHODS: A short questionnaire was given out to 254 students during the eighth and eleventh term of medical training. Answers were obtained from 221 students. The results were computer analysed. RESULTS: Students in the eighth term rated both methods high, while students in the eleventh term rated Case even higher while PBL decreased in popularity. Traditional lectures were given constant neutral rating. Case was rated better for problem solving. CONCLUSIONS: It seems that Case is more suitable than PBL for the later stages of medical training when clinical problem-solving skills need to be honed.

Publishing year

2007

Language

English

Pages

814-820

Publication/Series

Medical Teacher

Volume

29

Issue

8

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

  • Educational Sciences

Keywords

  • SoTL

Status

Published

Research group

  • Urogynaecology and Reproductive Pharmacology

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0142-159X