title: Effects of case-based learning on communication skills, problem-solving ability, and learning motivation in nursing students.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to explore the effects of case-based learning on communication skills, problem-solving ability, and learning motivation in sophomore nursing students. In this prospective, quasi-experimental study, we compared the pretest and post-test scores of an experimental group and a nonequivalent, nonsynchronized control group. Both groups were selected using convenience sampling, and consisted of students enrolled in a health communication course in the fall semesters of 2011 (control group) and 2012 (experimental group) at a nursing college in Suwon, South Korea. The two courses covered the same material, but in 2011 the course was lecture-based, while in 2012, lectures were replaced by case-based learning comprising five authentic cases of patient-nurse communication. At post-test, the case-based learning group showed significantly greater communication skills, problem-solving ability, and learning motivation than the lecture-based learning group. This finding suggests that case-based learning is an effective learning and teaching method.
authors.affiliation: Ajou University College of Nursing, Suwon, South Korea.
authors.forename: Moon-Sook
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Yoo
authors.forename: Hyung-Ran
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003142:Communication; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011340:Problem Solving; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D011446:Prospective Studies; D056910:Republic of Korea
keywords: Korea; case-based learning; communication skills; learning motivation; nursing education; problem-solving