Problem-based learning improves the academic performance of medical students in South Africa

2005 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 388-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jehu E Iputo ◽  
Enoch Kwizera
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Problem Based Learning

scholarly journals Application of virtual scenario simulation combined with problem-based learning for paediatric medical students

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 030006052097921
Author(s):  
Wan-Sheng Peng ◽  
Lian Wang ◽  
Hui Zhang ◽  
Zhen Zhang ◽  
Yu-Meng Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Medical Student Education ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Scenario Simulation ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Information Giving ◽  
Learning Satisfaction

Objectives To examine the application and effects of virtual scenario simulation combined with problem-based learning (PBL) in teaching paediatric medical students. Methods Participants were 300 paediatric medical students randomly divided into a study group and control group. Students in the study group were taught using virtual scenario simulation combined with PBL; students in the control group were taught using conventional teaching methods. Academic performance, knowledge of paediatrics, self-evaluation of comprehensive ability and degree of learning satisfaction were evaluated. Results Students in the study group showed considerably higher academic performance and noticeably higher classroom performance. Paediatric knowledge, comprising initiating communication, collecting information, giving information, understanding the paediatric patient and concluding communication, was higher for students in the study group. The degree of learning satisfaction was higher for students in the study group. Conclusion Virtual scenario simulation combined with PBL can effectively improve students’ academic performance, mastery of paediatric knowledge, comprehensive ability evaluation and learning satisfaction. The broader application of this approach should be explored for medical student education.

Medical students’ satisfaction and academic performance with problem-based learning in practice-based exercises for epidemiology and health demographics

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 510-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Jiménez-Mejías ◽  
C. Amezcua-Prieto ◽  
V. Martínez-Ruiz ◽  
M.C. Olvera-Porcel ◽  
J.J. Jiménez-Moleón ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Students Satisfaction

scholarly journals Performance in grade 12 mathematics and science predicts student nurses’ performance in first year science modules at a university in the Western Cape

Curationis ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Katlego D.T. Mthimunye ◽  
Felicity M. Daniels
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Predictive Validity ◽  
Life Science ◽  
Student Nurses ◽  
First Year ◽  
Western Cape ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Mathematics And Science ◽  
First Year Student

Background: The demand for highly qualified and skilled nurses is increasing in South Africa as well as around the world. Having a background in science can create a significant advantage for students wishing to enrol for an undergraduate nursing qualification because nursing as profession is grounded in scientific evidence.Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive validity of grade 12 mathematics and science on the academic performance of first year student nurses in science modules.Method: A quantitative research method using a cross-sectional predictive design was employed in this study. The participants included first year Bachelor of Nursing students enrolled at a university in the Western Cape, South Africa. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed to analyse the data by using the IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences versions 24. Descriptive analysis of all variables was performed as well as the Spearman’s rank correlation test to describe the relationship among the study variables. Standard multiple linear regressions analysis was performed to determine the predictive validity of grade 12 mathematics and science on the academic performance of first year student nurses in science modules.Results: The results of this study showed that grade 12 physical science is not a significant predictor (p > 0.062) of performance in first year science modules. The multiple linear regression revealed that grade 12 mathematics and life science grades explained 37.1% to 38.1% (R2 = 0.381 and adj R2 = 0.371) of the variation in the first year science grade distributions.Conclusion: Based on the results of the study it is evident that performance in grade 12 mathematics (β = 2.997) and life science (β = 3.175) subjects is a significant predictor (p < 0.001) of the performance in first year science modules for student nurses at the university identified for this study.

scholarly journals Good sleep quality is associated with better academic performance among Sudanese medical students

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyder Osman Mirghani ◽  
Osama Salih Mohammed ◽  
Yahia Mohamed Almurtadha ◽  
Moneir Siddig Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Good Sleep
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