• Evidence-based Medicine Center of Lanzhou University, Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China;
MA Bin, Email: 51078802@qq.com
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Objective  To assess the affect of problem-based learning (PBL) versus literature based learning
(LBL) in clinical medicine students.
Methods  Computer retrieval was conducted to search for controlled studies comparing PBL with LBL. The quality of included studies was critically evaluated and data was analyzed by using The Cochrane Collaboration’s RevMan 5.0 software.
Results  Finally 11 articles were included in the review, but most of them were of low quality.There are clinical heterogeneity between different studis which cause descriptive results. The PBL tended to be superior to LBL in the analysis-skill, self-directed learning skill, data-searching skill, and original skill.
Conclusion  PBL tends to be associated with better learning results among clinical medicine students compared with
LBL methods. We need large-scale, randomized controlled trials of higher quality to confirm this.

Citation: LI Jiang,MA Bin,YANG Kehu. Effectiveness of Problem-based Learning in Clinical Students: A Meta-analysis. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2009, 09(4): 417-422. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20090079 Copy

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