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Problem-based learning and learning approach: is there a relationship?

Michele Groves1

  • 1School of Medicine, University of Queensland, 4006, Herston, QLD, Australia. m.groves@uq.edu.au

Advances in Health Sciences Education : Theory and Practice
|December 20, 2005
PubMed
Summary

A graduate-entry problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum shifted medical students towards surface learning, impacting clinical reasoning skills. Deep learning correlated with better clinical reasoning, but not exam results, highlighting assessment

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education Research
  • Cognitive Psychology in Learning

Background:

  • Problem-based learning (PBL) curricula are often associated with fostering deep learning approaches in medical students.
  • However, the actual impact of PBL on learning styles and subsequent skill development requires ongoing investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate how a graduate-entry PBL curriculum influences students' individual learning styles.
  • To explore the connections between learning style, academic performance, and clinical reasoning abilities.

Main Methods:

  • First-year medical students completed learning style questionnaires and a clinical reasoning assessment (Diagnostic Thinking Inventory).
  • Learning approaches were categorized and correlated with examination scores and clinical reasoning measures.

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Main Results:

  • A significant shift from deep to surface learning approaches was observed during the academic year.
  • Deep learning scores positively correlated with clinical reasoning skill, but not with examination results.
  • No direct correlation was found between overall learning approach and examination outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • While deep learning may enhance clinical reasoning, the observed shift to surface learning questions PBL's consistent promotion of deep approaches.
  • Factors beyond curriculum type, such as workload and assessment strategies, likely influence learning approaches.
  • Further research is crucial to understand the determinants of learning approaches in medical education.