How the Problem-based Leaning tutor experience improve educational skill of final year medical students

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26460606
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Medical sociology
• Research Institution: Saga University
• Principal Investigator: Oda Yasutomo 佐賀大学, 医学部, 教授 (60253621)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 問題基盤型学習 / 学生テューター / 教育能力開発 / 教育コスト

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, final year (sixth year) medical students showed adequate teaching skill in tutoring group discussion and leading students self-learning as well as faculty tutors in Problem-based Learning (PBL) curriculum at Saga University. Final year students’ teaching skill was improved by previous tutor training and 2 week’s educational experience. Moreover, their notion for education/learning was diverted from emphasizing reaching correct answer to facilitating thinking process. The human resource for managing PBL curriculum was reduced by 20.4% tutors by student tutors’ participation.

Free Research Field

医学教育