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The effects of problem-based learning and lecturing
on the development of Iranian nursing
students’ critical thinkingAli Hassanpour Dehkordi1, M. Saeed Heydarnejad2
ABSTRACT
Objective: The present study aimed to consider the effects of problem-based learning (PBL) and lecturing approaches on the development of students’ critical thinking.
Methodology: A total of 40 second-year nursing students participated: 20 students in the PBL group and 20 students in the traditional lecture (control) group. The students underwent a one-semester course using the two methods of education. The California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI) was used to measure the students’ critical thinking.
Results: Compared with lecture students, PBL students showed significantly greater improvement in overall CCTDI. In terms of critical thinking, a significant relationship was found among the PBL and lecture groups.
Conclusion: The present study suggests a significant difference between PBL and traditional lecture groups so that a positive learning attitude was observed in the PBL group and learning motivation is higher in the PBL than in the traditional-based method of learning.
KEYWORDS: Problem-based learning (PBL), Lecture, Nursing, Critical thinking.
Pak J Med Sci October - December 2008 (Part-I) Vol. 24 No. 5 740-743
How to cite this article:
Dehkordi AH, Heydarnejad MS. The effects of problem-based learning and lecturing on the development of Iranian nursing students’ critical thinking. Pak J Med Sci 2008;24(5):740-43.
1. Ali Hassanpour Dehkordi, MSc.
Faculty of Medical Sciences,
2. M. Saeed Heydarnejad, PhD,
Assist. Professor,
Department of Biology,
Faculty of Sciences,
1-2: Shahrekord University,
Shahrekord – Iran.
Correspondence
M. Saeed Heydarnejad, PhD,
Assist. Professor,
Department of Biology,
Faculty of Sciences,
Shahrekord University,
Shahrekord – Iran.
Email: msh@utas.edu.au
* Received for Publication: February 12, 2008
* 1st Revision: July 8, 2008
* 2nd Revision: July 10, 2008
* Final Revision Accepted: October 14, 2008
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