J Nurs Educ
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Comparative Study
The effect of teaching method on objective test scores: problem-based learning versus lecture.
This study investigated the effect of teaching method on objective test scores of students in a school of nursing. The hypothesis stated there was a difference between objective test scores of students who were taught content on diabetes using problem-based learning (PBL) and students taught the same content using the traditional lecture method. ⋯ Both the pretest and posttest scores of the two groups were compared using an independent t test, and no statistically significant difference was found in the scores of the two groups. The results of this study support the null hypothesis: that there is no difference in objective test scores based on teaching method (lecture versus PBL).
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Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical Trial
A comparison of teaching strategies: lecture notes combined with structured group discussion versus lecture only.
In this study, we compared two teaching strategies: lecture notes combined with structured group discussion versus lecture only. We sought to help nurse educators identify the most effective teaching strategies for nursing students. We compared the examination scores of two groups of students who took a 3-credit medical-surgical nursing course. ⋯ However, no statistically significant difference existed between the course-passing rate of students in the experimental group and that of students in the control group. These results provide strong support for the use of lecture notes in conjunction with structured group discussion as a teaching strategy. We recommend replicating this study using samples from other courses, and conducting further studies that include students' NCLEX-RN results as a third dependent variable.