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Problem-based learning (PBL) effectively boosts cancer awareness and self-directed learning (SDL) skills in undergraduates. This approach is superior to traditional lecture-based learning (LBL) for developing essential lifelong learning abilities in health-related courses.

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  • Medical Education
  • Health Sciences
  • Undergraduate Studies

Background:

  • Traditional lecture-based learning (LBL) improves cancer awareness but may not foster essential lifelong self-directed learning (SDL) skills.
  • Undergraduates require robust SDL skills due to the rapidly evolving medical knowledge base.
  • Problem-based learning (PBL) is proposed as an effective pedagogical strategy to cultivate SDL.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the effectiveness of PBL versus LBL in enhancing cancer awareness and SDL among non-medicine/non-nursing undergraduates.
  • To evaluate the impact of supplementary cancer educational programs within different learning modalities.

Main Methods:

  • A nonequivalent control group, pretest-posttest design was employed.
  • Undergraduates were assigned to either PBL (experimental groups 1 and 2) or LBL (control group).
  • Cancer educational programs were administered to experimental group 1 and the control group, but not experimental group 2.

Main Results:

  • Cancer awareness significantly improved in the LBL control group (P < 0.001).
  • No significant difference in cancer awareness improvement was found between PBL (experimental group 1) and LBL (control group) (P = 0.934).
  • Cancer awareness improvement was significantly less in PBL without the educational program (experimental group 2) compared to LBL (P = 0.010).
  • Self-directed learning (SDL) showed no significant change in the LBL control group (P = 0.897).
  • Both PBL groups (experimental groups 1 and 2) demonstrated significantly greater improvement in SDL compared to the LBL control group (P = 0.049 and 0.023, respectively).

Conclusions:

  • Problem-based learning (PBL) is an effective pedagogical strategy for enhancing both cancer awareness and self-directed learning (SDL) skills in undergraduates.
  • PBL fosters crucial SDL competencies necessary for navigating the complexities of health-related fields.
  • Integrating specific cancer educational programs may further enhance awareness outcomes within PBL, though PBL itself drives significant SDL improvement.