lecture-based learning

Effective educational strategies are crucial for developing moral sensitivity in nursing students. Traditional lecture-based methods may lack engagement, prompting the exploration of game-based approaches. This study compares the impacts of game-based and lecture-based teaching on nursing students' moral sensitivity.In this quasi-experimental study, 46 fourth-semester nursing students from Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences participated. The control group received traditional lectures, while the intervention group engaged in game-based learning focused on moral scenarios in eight 90-minute sessions.Of the initial 46 students, 42 completed the study. Both groups had similar demographics. Post-intervention, the game-based group showed a statistically significant increase in total moral sensitivity scores (P = 0.017). Additionally, they scored higher in “experience of ethical problems and conflicts” (P = 0.044) and in “sincerity and benevolence” (P = 0.007) compared to the lecture group. It was concluded that game-based teaching methods significantly enhance moral sensitivity among nursing students compared to traditional lectures, particularly in areas related to ethical conflicts and benevolence. Future research should focus on the long-term effects and integration of game-based learning in nursing education.

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is the most common medical complication of pregnancy, resulting both maternal and fetal/neonatal negative consequences. Since health care staff in health care centers, including general practitioners and midwives encounter the condition at the first line, they should be well trained about it. This study aimed to investigate whether the problem-based learning (PBL) or the lecture-based learning (LBL) method is preferred regarding medical pedagogy. 

A descriptive test about GDM screening and diagnosis was given to the health care staff of 10 health care centers in Mashhad. 66 individuals with the lowest points were involved in the study in two groups of 33. The first group joined a lecture-based educational program about GDM, while the other group were trained using the PBL method. After a week, a test was given to them, and the results were compared between the two groups.

The scores of the gestational diabetes diagnosis test in both groups increased significantly after the training (change from 3.50±1.40 to 6.20±1.51 in the PBL group, P<0.001; and 3.32±1.64 to 5.58±1.66, P<0.001). There was no significant difference in the results between the two groups (P=0.13).

  The results of PBL educational programs about GDM are not superior to the results of the LBL method.

Background According to the available evidence, problem-based learning (PBL) is one of the most successful methods in achieving higher educational objectives. In this method, the discussion about the subjects that should be taught to the students is based on a real clinical case.Various advantages and disadvantages of this method have been addressed in difJerent studies, but the students' attitude toward this method is vita/for its success.Objective To evaluate the students• altitude toward problem- based learning and to compare it with lecture-based learning.Method In this experimental study, two topics of basic immunology were chosen after holding coordination meetings. The students were divided randomly into two groups.Group A received PBLfor the first and LBLfor the secondtopic, and group B had LBLfor thefu-st and PBLfor the second topic. After the last session, a questionnaire was given to the students.Results The students considered PBL as superior in view of the student's active role in education. According to the students' opinion, group working was more evident in PBL. Although they preferred LBL to be used in a complete immunology course, they suggested that PBL is good to be used in some of the sessions.They suggested that although the learner's role is more evident in PBL, the instructor's role is still significant. They believed that self-assessment is better and easier in PBL.Discussion According to the results it is clear that, at least in some aspects, the students' attitude toward PBL is positive.This shows that by considering these aspects in educational reform programs, and by further study on the items not definitely determined in this research, we could modify PBL so that it could be used in a broader level.