title: The impact of problem-based learning and lecturing on the behavior and attitudes of Iranian nursing students. A randomised controlled trial.
abstract: The present study aimed to compare the effect of education through problem-based learning (PBL) or lectures on behavior, attitude and learning of nursing students. A total of 40 second-year nursing students participated: 20 students in the PBL group and 20 students in the traditional lecture (control) group. The students underwent a one-semester course using the two methods of education. The level of knowledge in the PBL group was significantly higher than that of students in the lecture group. In addition, a significant difference was found between the PBL and lecture groups in the level of attitude toward learning. The present study suggests a significant difference between PBL and traditional lecture groups with a more positive learning attitude and higher learning motivation in the PBL group (NCT00747188).
authors.affiliation: Biology Department, Faculty of Sciences, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali Hassanpour
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Dehkordi
authors.forename: M Saeed
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Heydarnejad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D004506:Education, Nursing; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D013338:Students, Nursing; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult