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ISSN: 2228-5468 Education Strategies in Medical Sciences 2013;6(1):7-12
ISSN: 2228-5468 Education Strategies in Medical Sciences 2013;6(1):7-12
Comparison of Case-based and Lecture Teaching Methods; the Viewpoint of Nursing Students
ARTICLE INFO
Article Type
Original ResearchAuthors
Ghafourifard M. (*)Haririyan HR. (1)
Aghajanloo A. (1)
Ghanei R. (2)
(*) Department of Internal Surgery, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
(1) Department of Internal Surgery, Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
(2) Intensive Care Unit, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Saqqez, Iran
Correspondence
Address: Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Parvin Etesami Street, Zanjan, Iran.Phone: +982417272513
Fax: +982417275060
m.ghafori@yahoo.com
Article History
Received: September 9, 2012Accepted: February 12, 2013
ePublished: March 10, 2013
ABSTRACT
Aims
One way to improve nursing education is to shift from the traditional teaching methods into modern student-based ones. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of the implementation of the case-based teaching method and comparing it with lecture method on the amount of nursing students’ learning and satisfaction.
Materials & Methods This quasi-experimental study which was conducted in Zanjan Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery in 2010, all 30 senior nursing students were included in the study. For data collection a researcher-made questionnaire was used. The given questionnaire consisted of two sections including demographic characteristics and 20 questions regarding the comparison of the features of case-based teaching method with lecture. Data was analyzed using SPSS 16 and descriptive statistical tests, independent T test and Chi Square test.
Findings In students’ point of view, the most important characteristic of the case-based teaching method was students’ increased reading comprehension compared with lecture. Moreover, 66.7% of students evaluated the case-based teaching method to be, in general, better than lecture method and had considerably higher satisfaction of it (8.38±1.8 out of 10). No significant difference was observed between the students’ satisfaction mean based on gender (p>0.05).
Conclusion In nursing students’ standpoint, the case-based teaching method is better and enjoys more efficacy than lecture method.
Materials & Methods This quasi-experimental study which was conducted in Zanjan Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery in 2010, all 30 senior nursing students were included in the study. For data collection a researcher-made questionnaire was used. The given questionnaire consisted of two sections including demographic characteristics and 20 questions regarding the comparison of the features of case-based teaching method with lecture. Data was analyzed using SPSS 16 and descriptive statistical tests, independent T test and Chi Square test.
Findings In students’ point of view, the most important characteristic of the case-based teaching method was students’ increased reading comprehension compared with lecture. Moreover, 66.7% of students evaluated the case-based teaching method to be, in general, better than lecture method and had considerably higher satisfaction of it (8.38±1.8 out of 10). No significant difference was observed between the students’ satisfaction mean based on gender (p>0.05).
Conclusion In nursing students’ standpoint, the case-based teaching method is better and enjoys more efficacy than lecture method.
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[16] Lauretta L, Debra J, Kim U. Case study: A bridge across the paradigms. Nurs Inquiry. 2006;13(2):103-9.
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[25] Schaefer K, Zygmont D. Analyzing the teaching style of nursing faculty. Nurs Educ Perspect. 2003;24(5):238-45.
[26] Dinc L, Gorgulu RS. Teaching ethics in nursing. Nursing Ethic. 2002;9(3):259-68.
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