Nursing students' satisfaction in Problem-Based Learning
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Abstract
Introduction: The objective of this research was used to evaluate the effect of Problem-Based Learning in the Nursing students' satisfaction.Material and Methodology: A descriptive transversal study. The task was conducted by 134 second-year Nursing students at the University of Valladolid. Scale satisfaction of the University of Colima (Mexico) was administered under PBL implementation.SPSS was used for data analysis and the content analysis on the participants’ responses.
Results: Overall the participants described the contents of the clinical case as engaging, effective, practical and varied. 55% of students revealed their preference for traditional methodology compared to PBL. 78% liked this new methodology. Students’ perception of active learning through PBL showed a high level of motivation and satisfaction in regards to content, the tutorial process, the tutor and the students’ role; whereas the time assigned and the major workload is what least satisfied them. Nevertheless, satisfaction in general was high.
Conclusion: The PBL methodology reported successful results according to nursing students’ opinions. It was reported that PBL improves communication and the students’ feedback is implemented. There is a correlation between the teaching and learning process not only in evaluation assessment but also in personal treatment in respect to the benefits to each other.
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