Comparing students' performance in self-directed and directed self-learning in College of Medicine, University of Bisha

Karimeldin M. Salih, MD; Jaber Al-Faifi, MD; Mohannad M. Alamri, MD; Osama A. Mohamed, MD; Sameer M. Khan, MD; Vijaya Marakala, MD; Nahid A. Mohammed, MD; Suaad E. Mohamed, MD; Abdullah A. Hashish, MD; Hany M.A. Sonpol, MD; Tarig B.A. Khalid, MD; Wafa I. Elhag, MD; Ahmed Y. Alameer, MD; Ashraf S. Metwally, MD; Amar I.O. Yahia, MD; Mutasim E. Ibrahim, MD; Magaji G. Taura, MD; Ayman M. El-Ashkar, MD

Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences (Jun 2024)

Comparing students' performance in self-directed and directed self-learning in College of Medicine, University of Bisha

Karimeldin M. Salih, MD,
Jaber Al-Faifi, MD,
Mohannad M. Alamri, MD,
Osama A. Mohamed, MD,
Sameer M. Khan, MD,
Vijaya Marakala, MD,
Nahid A. Mohammed, MD,
Suaad E. Mohamed, MD,
Abdullah A. Hashish, MD,
Hany M.A. Sonpol, MD,
Tarig B.A. Khalid, MD,
Wafa I. Elhag, MD,
Ahmed Y. Alameer, MD,
Ashraf S. Metwally, MD,
Amar I.O. Yahia, MD,
Mutasim E. Ibrahim, MD,
Magaji G. Taura, MD,
Ayman M. El-Ashkar, MD

Affiliations

Karimeldin M. Salih, MD: Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia
Jaber Al-Faifi, MD: Department of Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia
Mohannad M. Alamri, MD: Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia
Osama A. Mohamed, MD: Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Sameer M. Khan, MD: Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia
Vijaya Marakala, MD: Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Gezira state, Sudan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt; Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Al Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan; Department of General Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Kordofan, El Obeid, Sudan; Department of Microorganisms and Clinical Parasitology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Clinical Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia
Nahid A. Mohammed, MD: Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Gezira state, Sudan
Suaad E. Mohamed, MD: Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia
Abdullah A. Hashish, MD: Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
Hany M.A. Sonpol, MD: Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
Tarig B.A. Khalid, MD: Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Gezira state, Sudan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt; Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Al Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan; Department of General Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Kordofan, El Obeid, Sudan; Department of Microorganisms and Clinical Parasitology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Clinical Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia
Wafa I. Elhag, MD: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Al Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan
Ahmed Y. Alameer, MD: Department of General Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia
Ashraf S. Metwally, MD: Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Gezira state, Sudan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt; Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Al Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan; Department of General Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Kordofan, El Obeid, Sudan; Department of Microorganisms and Clinical Parasitology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Clinical Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia
Amar I.O. Yahia, MD: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Kordofan, El Obeid, Sudan
Mutasim E. Ibrahim, MD: Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia
Magaji G. Taura, MD: Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Child Health, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Gezira state, Sudan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt; Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt; Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Al Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan; Department of General Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Kordofan, El Obeid, Sudan; Department of Microorganisms and Clinical Parasitology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Clinical Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia; Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia
Ayman M. El-Ashkar, MD: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; Corresponding address: Department of Microorganisms and Clinical Parasitology, College of Medicine, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 3
pp. 696 – 704

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الملخص: أهداف البحث: تزيد استراتيجية التعلم المرتكز على الطالب من احتمالية تخريج أطباء أكفاء ومعتمدين على أنفسهم وقادرين على حل المشكلات. اعتمدت كلية الطب بجامعة بيشة التعلم الموجه ذاتيا ممثلا بالتعلم القائم على حل المشكلات، والتعلم الذاتي الموجه ممثلا بالتعلم القائم على الفريق. طريقة البحث: تم جمع ما مجموعه 502 سؤالا من أسئلة متعددة الخيارات من اختبارات منتصف المقرر والامتحانات النهائية من قبل خبراء المواد ذات الصلة من تسع دورات خلال الفترة من سبتمبر 2020 حتى يونيو 2023 والتي اعتمدت التعلم القائم على حل المشكلات والتعلم القائم على الفريق؛ 247 سؤالا متعدد الأسئلة تتعلق بالتعلم القائم على حل المشكلات و255 سؤالا يتعلق بالتعلم القائم على الفريق. تم استخدام التحليل السيكومتري لتحديد الأسئلة الصعبة والسهلة والأمثل. نقطة ثنائية حيث تشير إلى نقطة ثنائية ضعيفة وهامشية وجيدة وممتازة على التوالي. وأخيرا، تمت محاولة عدد المشتتات الوظيفية بنسبة تزيد عن 5% من المرشحين. النتائج: لا توجد فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية في أداء الطلاب في الاسئلة متعددة الاختيارات المتعلقة بالتعلم المبني على المشكلات (يمثل أداة التعلم الموجه ذاتيا للمجموعات الصغيرة)، والتعلم المبني على الفريق (يمثل أداة التعلم الموجه ذاتيا للمجموعات الكبيرة) فيما يتعلق بمؤشر الصعوبة، ووظائف تشتيت الانتباه. الاستنتاجات: لوحظ أنه لا يوجد فرق في أداء الطلاب سواء تم استخدام التعلم القائم على حل المشكلات أو التعلم القائم على الفريق لتعلم مقررات العلوم الطبية الأساسية. يحتاج التعلم في مجموعات صغيرة مثل التعلم القائم على حل المشكلات إلى موارد أكثر مقارنة بالتعلم في مجموعات كبيرة كما هو الحال في التعلم القائم على الفريق، وبالتالي يمكن لأي كلية أن تقرر استراتيجية التعلم المعتمدة على مواردها وعدد طلابها. Abstract: Background: Student-centered learning strategy increases the likelihood of graduation of competent, self-dependent, and problem-solving physicians. The University of Bisha, College of Medicine (UBCOM) adopted self-directed learning (SDL) represented by problem-based learning (PBL), and directed self-learning (DSL) represented by team-based learning (TBL). Aim: To compare the students’ performance in SDL and DSL among UBCOM students. Methodology: A total of 502 multiple choice questions (MCQs) from the mid-course and final exams were collected by the relevant subject experts from nine courses during the period from September 2020 till June 2023 that adopted PBL and TBL; 247 MCQs related to PBL and 255 related to TBL. Psychometric analysis was used to determine difficult, easy, and optimum questions (≤25%, ≥90%, and 26–89%, respectively). Point biserial as 0.40 which indicate poor, marginal, good, and excellent point biserial, respectively. Finally, the number of functional distractors was attempted by >5% of the candidates. Results: No significant differences were noted for the students’ performance in MCQs related to PBL (representing self-directed, small group learning tool), and TBL (representing directed-self, large group learning tool) regarding difficulty index (DI), point biserial, and distractors functionality. Conclusion: It has been observed that there is no difference in students’ performance whether PBL or TBL is used for learning Basic Medical Science courses. Small group learning such as PBL needs more resources in comparison to large group learning as in TBL, therefore any institute can decide on the adopted learning strategy depending on its resources and the number of students.

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ISSN: 1658-3612 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Saudi Arabia
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
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