Meta-analysis of teaching effectiveness of PBL and LBL applied in clinical teaching of dermatology in China

VernacularTitle:PBL与LBL在我国皮肤病临床教学中应用效果的Meta分析
Author: Hongquan CHEN ; Xiaoou LU ; Bo YU ; Guanzhi CHEN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Problem-based learning; Lecture-based learning; Dermatology; Meta-analysis
From: Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2016;15(8):831-836
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the effects of problem-based learning (PBL) teaching mode and lecture-based learning (LBL) teaching mode applied in clinical teaching of dermatology in China.Methods All studies on PBL teaching mode and LBL teaching mode applied in clinical teaching of dermatology in China published from 1990 to 2015 were identified by searching in CNKI,VIP database,Wanfang data and so on.Meta-analysis was performed by RevMan 5.3 software.Results Six random controlled trials on 710 clinical students qualified for the meta-analysis according to our criteria.The students in PBL group got significant higher scores than those of the students in LBL group in theoretical scores [WMD=3.75,95％CI=2.58-4.92,P＜0.05],clinical skills tests [WMD=5.27,95％CI=4.60-5.94,P＜0.05] and total scores [WMD=7.93,95％CI=6.49-9.37,P＜0.05].Conclusion PBL teaching mode is an effective mode on teaching of dermatology in China,particularly for theoretical scores and clinical skills,compared with LBL mode.