Can different curriculum types affect opinions of tutors and students about problem based learning?

Volume: 51 Number: 2 June 1, 2012
  • Gürpınar E
  • Alimoğlu M K
  • Tetik C
  • Akdogan I
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Can different curriculum types affect opinions of tutors and students about problem based learning?

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Aim: There is numerous literature available on the studies regarding the satisfaction of students and tutors with the Problem Based Learning (PBL) approach, however the research investigating views of both sides of the different implementations of PBL (full or hybrid) is limited. Our objective is to ascertain different opinions of medical students and tutors on PBL and compare their opinions on the basis of curriculum type. The research will be based on two medical schools with the full PBL and hybrid curricula. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted among students and tutors (n=768) in two medical schools, one of which has a full PBL curriculum and the other a hybrid curriculum. A full PBL curriculum has been applied at the Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine since 1999 to teach basic medical sciences throughout the first three years of medical education. A hybrid curriculum has been applied in Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine since 2002 to teach basic medical sciences throughout the first two years of medical education. A “tutor questionnaire” and a “student questionnaire” prepared by the authors to ascertain the views of the participants on PBL were used. The questionnaires included 14 statements scored on a five-item Likert-type scale and two additional specific questions considering previously confirmed advantages of PBL to lectures. Ninety-two percent (n=707) of the target group fully responded to both questionnaires. Results: Students and tutors who attended a school focused which provided a full PBL approach appreciated to a much higher extent the previously confirmed advantages of PBL in lectures more than those who attended a school based on the hybrid approach. Conclusion: PBL curriculum can be considered superior to hybrid curriculum via demonstrating the advantages that a PBL approach can provide.

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Gürpınar E

Alimoğlu M K

Tetik C

Akdogan I

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June 1, 2012

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June 1, 2012

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Year 2012 Volume: 51 Number: 2

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1.Gürpınar E, Alimoğlu M K, Tetik C, Akdogan I. Farklı eğitim programları, eğitim yönlendiricileri ve öğrencilerin probleme dayalı öğrenim hakkındaki görüşlerini etkileyebilir mi? EJM [Internet]. 2012 Jun. 1;51(2):103-9. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA64HU24UZ

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