Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL MEDICINE, cilt.7, ss.243-246, 2016 (ESCI)
Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the opinions of tutors and students participating in Problem-Based Learning sessions regarding the extent to which PBL contributed to certain skills in comparison with the traditional curriculum and to clarify whether they are satisfied with PBL or not. Material and Method: The research population consists of the 228 tutors and 195 medical students participating in PBL sessions during the 2012-2013 academic years. A questionnaire was sent to the participants in May 2013. Results: Seventy-eight percent of the tutors (n= 178) and 80.5% of the students ( n= 157) completed the questionnaire. Of the tutors, 68.8% answered "yes" to the question, "In general, is PBL beneficial to the student?" and 65.9% of the tutors answered "yes" to the question, "Are you satisfied with PBL?" This question was answered "yes" by 82.5% of the students. Among the closedended questions aimed at determining the opinions of the tutors and students about the extent of PBL's contribution in certain subject headings, the tutors marked the option "it contributed" for the subject headings of "PBL helps pass knowledge to other people,"while the students marked this option for the subject heading of "developing communication skills". Discussion: A majority of the tutors and students were satisfied with PBL and indicated that PBL considerably contributed to the students in the areas in which PBL is regarded as superior to the traditional curriculum.