Learning Effectiveness and Satisfaction of International Medical Students: Introducing a Hybrid-PBL Curriculum in Biochemistry

Autor/inn/en	Yan, Qiu; Ma, Li; Zhu, Lina; Zhang, Wenli
Titel	Learning Effectiveness and Satisfaction of International Medical Students: Introducing a Hybrid-PBL Curriculum in Biochemistry
Quelle	In: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 45 (2017) 4, S.336-342 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1470-8175
DOI	10.1002/bmb.21046
Schlagwörter	Biochemistry; Teaching Methods; Medical Education; Foreign Countries; Foreign Students; Educational Change; Course Content; Clinical Experience; Curriculum Development; Metabolism; Anatomy; Blended Learning; Problem Based Learning; Medical Schools; Questionnaires; Student Attitudes; Medical Students; Scores; Science Tests; Instructional Effectiveness; Positive Attitudes; Lecture Method; Instructional Innovation; Science Instruction; Statistical Analysis; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Biochemie; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Medizinische Ausbildung; Ausland; Bildungsreform; Kursprogramm; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Stoffwechsel; Anatomie; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Fragebogen; Schülerverhalten; Unterrichtserfolg; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	A biochemistry course is a fundamental but important subject in medical education in China. In recent years, the number of international medical students has increased. Curriculum reform in biochemistry teaching is needed because of the knowledge limitations of students, a close linkage of biochemical content with clinics, the shortcomings of lecture-centered teaching, and the requirements for early clinical practice training and competence. In this study, we analyzed a novel curriculum reform, "Hybrid-PBL," which combined problem-based learning (PBL) with biochemistry lectures and was implemented for biochemical teaching at Dalian Medical University (DMU) in China. The change in curriculum affected 189 international medical students. This study selected two PBL cases concerning the basic biochemical issues of carbohydrate metabolism and liver biochemistry for the analysis, and ten examples of learning issues for each case were reported by the international students. A questionnaire was utilized to evaluate students' perceptions of the Hybrid-PBL, and examination scores were analyzed to assess the curriculum reform in biochemistry teaching. A statistical analysis revealed that the Hybrid-PBL curriculum was well accepted by the international students as an effective supplement to lecture-centered teaching programs. The students obtained more abilities, higher examination scores, and an improved understanding of biomedical information from the Hybrid-PBL program than from conventional teaching methods. Our study was an innovative trial that applied a PBL curriculum to the specific discipline of biochemistry and may provide a potential and promising new teaching method that can be widely utilized. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01