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The effectiveness of problem-based learning in pediatric medical education in China: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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- Critical thinking and clinical skills by problem-based learning educational methods: an umbrella systematic review.BMC medical education · 2025Pooled it
- Which novel teaching strategy is most recommended in medical education? A systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMC medical education · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of problem-based learning methodology in undergraduate medical education: a scoping review.BMC medical education · 2022Pooled it
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- Application of virtual scenario simulation combined with problem-based learning for paediatric medical students.The Journal of international medical research · 2021Trial
- The dynamic case-based learning model: conducive to enhancing the practical learning effectiveness of dermatology for medical students.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Developing and Testing a Framework for Learning Online Collaborative Creativity in Medical Education: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Comparative Study of Problem-Based Learning and Traditional Teaching Methods on Medical Students' Outcomes in Pediatrics Clerkships.Advances in medical education and practice · 2025Article
- Going P(u)BLIQ: Successfully Transitioning Undergraduate Medical Students from Problem-Based Learning to Inquiry Case Learning Through a Novel Hybrid Approach.Medical science educator · 2024Article
- Problem-Based Learning in Medical Education: A Global Research Landscape of the Last Ten Years (2013-2022).Medical science educator · 2024Article
- Nursing students'experience of flipped classroom combined with problem-based learning in a paediatric nursing course: a qualitative study.BMC nursing · 2024Article
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- Implementation of the Flipped Classroom Combined with Problem-Based Learning in a Medical Nursing Course: A Quasi-Experimental Design.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Problem based learning approach increases the academic satisfaction of health science students in Ethiopian universities: a comparative cross sectional study.BMC medical education · 2022Article
- The effect of PBL combined with comparative nursing rounds on the teaching of nursing for traumatology.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
- Undergraduates' perceptions of problem-based learning approach to developing skills and attitude at a College of Medicine in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.Journal of family & community medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of this meta-analysis is to assess the effectiveness of problem-based learning (PBL) in pediatric medical education in China.
methodsWe searched Chinese electronic databases, including the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang Data, the China Science Periodical Database, and the Chinese BioMedical Literature Database. We also searched English electronic databases, including PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. We searched for published studies that compared the effects of PBL and traditional lecture-based learning (LBL) on students' theoretical knowledge, skill, and case analysis scores during pediatric medical education in China. All randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were included.
resultsA total of 12 RCTs were included, with a total sample size of 1003 medical students. The PBL teaching model significantly increased theoretical knowledge scores (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.79-1.52; P < .00001), skill scores (95% CI, 0.87-2.25; P < .00001), and case analysis scores (P < .00001, I = 88%) compared with those using the LBL teaching model alone.
conclusionThe current meta-analysis shows that PBL in pediatric medical education in China appears to be more effective than the traditional teaching method in improving theoretical knowledge, skill, and case analysis scores. However, a more controlled design of RCT is needed to confirm the above conclusions in future work.
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