title: An investigation of case-based instructional strategies on learning, retention, and ethical decision-making.
abstract: Case-based instruction has been successfully employed by educators across various fields; however, little is known about how individuals work with cases during the learning process. We examined two well-established instructional strategies: elaboration and self-development of narratives. Participants were randomly assigned to (1) elaborate on a given case, (2) develop their own case, (3) elaborate on a self-developed case, or (4) a control condition. Findings indicated that those who elaborated on a given case and the control group outperformed the other treatment groups in terms of case-based knowledge acquisition, execution of sensemaking processes, utilization of ethical decision-making (EDM) strategies, and performance on two EDM measures. Implications for use of instructional strategies in ethics training programs are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019, USA. zhannab@ou.edu
authors.forename: Zhanna
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bagdasarov
authors.forename: Lauren N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Harkrider
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Alexandra E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: MacDougall
authors.forename: Lynn D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Devenport
authors.forename: Shane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Connelly
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Mumford
authors.forename: Juandre
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peacock
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003479:Curriculum; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D012153:Retention, Psychology; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult