Small group effectiveness in a Caribbean medical school’s problem-based learning sessions
Purpose: The tutorial group effectiveness instrument was developed to provide objective information on the effectiveness of small groups. Student perception of small group effectiveness during the PBL process has not been previously studied in Xavier University School of Medicine. Hence the present...
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| author | P Ravi Shankar Atanu Nandy Ramanan Balasubramanium Soumitra Chakravarty |
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| description | Purpose: The tutorial group effectiveness instrument was developed to provide objective information on the effectiveness of small groups. Student perception of small group effectiveness during the PBL process has not been previously studied in Xavier University School of Medicine. Hence the present study was carried out.
Methods: The study was conducted among the second and third semester undergraduate medical students during the last week of September 2013, in Xavier University School of Medicine, Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands. Students were informed about the objectives of the study and invited to participate after obtaining written, informed consent. Demographic information like gender, age, nationality and whether the respondent had been exposed to PBL before joining the institution were noted. Student perception about small group effectiveness was studied by noting their degree of agreement with a set of 19 statements using a Likert type scale.
Results: Thirty four of the 37 (91.9%) second and third semester medical students participated in the study. The mean cognitive score was 3.76 while the mean motivational and demotivational scores were 3.65 and 2.51 respectively. The median cognitive category score was 27 (maximum score 35) while the motivation score was 26 (maximum score 35) and the demotivational score was 12 (maximum being 25). There was no significant difference in scores according to respondents’ demographic characteristics.
Conclusion: Student perception about small group effectiveness was positive. Since most medical schools all over the world already have or are introducing PBL as a learning modality, Tutorial Group Effectiveness Instrument can provide valuable information about small group functioning during PBL sessions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a9d222dc8fa84d9a8a16bbfc5616a1302023-09-02T08:23:30ZengKorea Health Personnel Licensing Examination InstituteJournal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions1975-59372014-03-0111510.3352/jeehp.2014.11.596Small group effectiveness in a Caribbean medical school’s problem-based learning sessionsP Ravi Shankar0Atanu Nandy1Ramanan Balasubramanium2Soumitra Chakravarty3Department of Pharmacology, Xavier University School of Medicine, Aruba, Kingdom of the NetherlandsDepartment of Microbiology, Xavier University School of Medicine, Aruba, Kingdom of the NetherlandsDepartment of Pathology, Xavier University School of Medicine, Aruba, Kingdom of the NetherlandsDepartment of Biochemistry, Xavier University School of Medicine, Aruba, Kingdom of the NetherlandsPurpose: The tutorial group effectiveness instrument was developed to provide objective information on the effectiveness of small groups. Student perception of small group effectiveness during the PBL process has not been previously studied in Xavier University School of Medicine. Hence the present study was carried out. Methods: The study was conducted among the second and third semester undergraduate medical students during the last week of September 2013, in Xavier University School of Medicine, Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands. Students were informed about the objectives of the study and invited to participate after obtaining written, informed consent. Demographic information like gender, age, nationality and whether the respondent had been exposed to PBL before joining the institution were noted. Student perception about small group effectiveness was studied by noting their degree of agreement with a set of 19 statements using a Likert type scale. Results: Thirty four of the 37 (91.9%) second and third semester medical students participated in the study. The mean cognitive score was 3.76 while the mean motivational and demotivational scores were 3.65 and 2.51 respectively. The median cognitive category score was 27 (maximum score 35) while the motivation score was 26 (maximum score 35) and the demotivational score was 12 (maximum being 25). There was no significant difference in scores according to respondents’ demographic characteristics. Conclusion: Student perception about small group effectiveness was positive. Since most medical schools all over the world already have or are introducing PBL as a learning modality, Tutorial Group Effectiveness Instrument can provide valuable information about small group functioning during PBL sessions.http://jeehp.org/upload/jeehp-11-05.pdfProgram Evaluation Medical education Problem-based learning Educational measurement |
| spellingShingle | P Ravi Shankar Atanu Nandy Ramanan Balasubramanium Soumitra Chakravarty Small group effectiveness in a Caribbean medical school’s problem-based learning sessions Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions Program Evaluation Medical education Problem-based learning Educational measurement |
| title | Small group effectiveness in a Caribbean medical school’s problem-based learning sessions |
| title_full | Small group effectiveness in a Caribbean medical school’s problem-based learning sessions |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Small group effectiveness in a Caribbean medical school’s problem-based learning sessions |
| title_short | Small group effectiveness in a Caribbean medical school’s problem-based learning sessions |
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| topic | Program Evaluation Medical education Problem-based learning Educational measurement |
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