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A comparison of problem-based and traditional education on nursing students' locus of control and problem-solving
Neslihan Partlak Günüşen1, Pınar Serçekuş, Aylin Durmaz Edeer
1Faculty of Nursing, Dokuz Eylul University, İzmir, Turkey.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study is to compare the locus of control and problem-solving skills of nursing students studying with the problem-based learning method with those of nursing students studying with the traditional method.
Methods:
This is a descriptive and comparative study. For data collection, the Problem-Solving Skills Inventory and the Locus of Control Scale were used. The study sample included 680 nursing students.
Conclusions:
It was determined that the problem-based learning method was more effective in the development of problem-solving skills and internal locus of control than was the traditional method.
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