blended PBL for clinical clerkship reform

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K19145
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Medical sociology
• Research Institution: Shinshu University
• Principal Investigator: Shimizu Ikuo 信州大学, 学術研究院医学系(医学部附属病院), 助教 (60716231)
• Research Collaborator: Kikukawa Makoto 九州大学, 医学研究院, 講師 (60378205) ; Ishida Fumihiro 信州大学, 学術研究院保健学系, 教授 (80311695)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: ブレンド型学習 / problem-based learning / team-based learning / eラーニング

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Medical educators in Japan have struggled to implement collaborative learning such as PBL. I planned to combine e-learning (i.e. blended collaborative learning) and evaluated the achievement. Firstly, I surveyed the effectiveness of blended PBL in clinical clerkship by comparing standard PBL and blended PBL. Active participation was significantly improved as well as knowledge. Secondly, I explored the association of blended TBL affect learners’ perceived motivation. The instrument survey revealed the improvement of overall motivation. Especially, e-learning quizzes seemed to be effective in terms of confidence and relevance.

Free Research Field

医学教育