Evaluation of educational strategy, grounded on problem-based learning on nursing undergraduate

Objective: to compare the performance of student ́s learning from evaluations of the method Problem-Based Learning and the Traditional method, in a discipline of undergraduate Nursing. Methods: an experimental study, performed with 16 students of the Degree course in Nursing. The exper...

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Main Authors: Miriam Fernanda Sanches Alarcon, Kelly Holanda Prezotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2016-01-01
Series:Rev Rene
Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=324045343012
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Summary:Objective: to compare the performance of student ́s learning from evaluations of the method Problem-Based Learning and the Traditional method, in a discipline of undergraduate Nursing. Methods: an experimental study, performed with 16 students of the Degree course in Nursing. The experimental group was submitted to the educational strategy grounded on Problem-Based Learning and the control group to Traditional education. Cognitive Assessment Exercise evaluations were performed and traditional assessments for the two groups. Results: students in the experimental group showed better performance when compared to students from the traditional method. Conclusion: there was a positive influence on the strategy implemented for learning in Nursing, such as improved of critical thinking, knowledge construction.
ISSN:1517-3852
2175-6783