Implementation of the Flipped Classroom Combined with Problem-Based Learning in a Medical Nursing Course: A Quasi-Experimental Design
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Setting and Participants
2.3. The Flipped-Classroom Teaching Model of a SPOC—Small Private Online Course (SPOC) Combined with PBL
2.3.1. Teaching Steps
2.3.2. Online Pre-Class SPOC Teaching Session
2.3.3. Offline In-Class PBL Teaching Session
- (1)
- Building a PBL case base
- (2)
- Formation of PBL student groups
- (3)
- Conducting PBL teaching
- (4)
- Student report and teacher summary
- (5)
- Evaluation
2.4. Implementation of the Flipped-Classroom Teaching Model of a SPOC Combined with PBL
2.5. Data Collection
2.6. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Characteristics of Participants
3.2. The SPOC’s Online Learning Results
3.3. The Teaching-Mode-Recognition Evaluation
3.4. Critical-Thinking Ability
3.5. Achievement Assessment
4. Discussion
4.1. The Flipped-Classroom Teaching Model of a SPOC Combined with PBL Was Recognized by the Students
4.2. The Flipped-Classroom Teaching Model of a SPOC Combined with PBL Could Improve Students’ Critical-Thinking Ability to a Certain Extent
4.3. The Flipped-Classroom Teaching Model of a SPOC Combined with PBL Helped to Improve the Students’ Academic Achievement
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics | Control Group (n = 33) | Experimental Group (n = 53) | p Value | ||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Age | 20.3 | 0.684 | 20.57 | 0.694 | 0.089 a |
Gender | N | % | N | % | 0.791 b |
Male | 8 | 24.20% | 11 | 20.80% | |
Female | 25 | 75.80% | 42 | 79.20% |
Items | Control Group (n = 33) | Experimental Group (n = 53) | t | p Value a |
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Helping to master the key contents | 4.39 (0.70) | 4.23 (0.76) | 1.028 | 0.741 |
Helping to master knowledge systematically | 4.24 (0.83) | 4.30 (0.82) | 0.309 | 0.815 |
Helping to improve learning interest | 3.58 (1.17) | 4.37 (0.84) | 3.724 | 0.003 |
Improving learning efficiency | 4.03 (0.85) | 4.18 (1.02) | 0.691 | 0.393 |
Helping to improve the ability to obtain information | 3.97 (1.02) | 4.39 (0.84) | 2.097 | 0.167 |
Helping to improve autonomous learning ability | 3.67 (1.24) | 4.44 (0.80) | 3.583 | 0.002 |
Helping to enhance communication and cooperation ability | 3.58 (1.28) | 4.46 (0.73) | 4.164 | <0.001 |
Helping to cultivate clinical thinking | 3.55 (1.25) | 4.25 (0.89) | 3.085 | 0.012 |
Helping to promote self-perfection and sense of achievement | 3.73 (1.26) | 4.42 (0.73) | 3.317 | 0.001 |
Items | Control Group (n = 33) | Experimental Group (n = 53) | t | p Value a |
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Truth-seeking | 34.45 (6.41) | 34.89 (8.33) | 0.262 | 0.513 |
Open-mindedness | 39.94 (7.60) | 39.77 (6.70) | 0.109 | 0.818 |
Analytical ability | 30.79 (6.34) | 36.49 (9.20) | 3.146 | 0.030 |
Systematization | 38.33 (6.15) | 38.77 (7.04) | 0.298 | 0.163 |
Self-confidence in Critical thinking | 41.73 (5.99) | 40.74 (6.50) | 0.717 | 0.633 |
Intellectual curiosity | 45.94 (6.59) | 45.16 (6.82) | 0.530 | 0.655 |
Cognitive maturity | 42.79 (4.94) | 45.21 (4.84) | 2.270 | 0.542 |
Total score | 273.97 (21.74) | 281.04 (26.66) | 1.293 | 0.245 |
Items | Control Group (n = 33) | Experimental Group (n = 53) | χ2 | p Value b | ||
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N | % | N | % | |||
theoretical examination results ≥ 85 points | 5 | 15.15% | 18 | 33.96% | 3.949 | 0.047 |
comprehensive case analysis results ≥ 85 points | 6 | 18.18% | 20 | 37.74% | 3.989 | 0.046 |
clinical probation report results ≥ 85 points | 19 | 57.58% | 40 | 75.47% | 3.642 | 0.056 |
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Chi, M.; Wang, N.; Wu, Q.; Cheng, M.; Zhu, C.; Wang, X.; Hou, Y. Implementation of the Flipped Classroom Combined with Problem-Based Learning in a Medical Nursing Course: A Quasi-Experimental Design. Healthcare 2022, 10, 2572. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10122572
Chi M, Wang N, Wu Q, Cheng M, Zhu C, Wang X, Hou Y. Implementation of the Flipped Classroom Combined with Problem-Based Learning in a Medical Nursing Course: A Quasi-Experimental Design. Healthcare. 2022; 10(12):2572. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10122572
Chicago/Turabian StyleChi, Meixuan, Naijuan Wang, Qing Wu, Ming Cheng, Chenya Zhu, Xiaohua Wang, and Yunying Hou. 2022. "Implementation of the Flipped Classroom Combined with Problem-Based Learning in a Medical Nursing Course: A Quasi-Experimental Design" Healthcare 10, no. 12: 2572. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10122572
APA StyleChi, M., Wang, N., Wu, Q., Cheng, M., Zhu, C., Wang, X., & Hou, Y. (2022). Implementation of the Flipped Classroom Combined with Problem-Based Learning in a Medical Nursing Course: A Quasi-Experimental Design. Healthcare, 10(12), 2572. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10122572