Department of Clinical and Community Sciences, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-0007, USA.
J Dent Educ. 2013 Jun;77(6):688-94.
This study investigated the effects of a case-based education course on second-year dental students. It explored what impact the small-group environment had on the participants professionally, communicatively, and personally and also analyzed their performance evaluations of the facilitators. The study employed a pretest-posttest survey design. Students' professional development consistently showed a positive significant change as a result of the course, especially regarding perceived skills. The course was found to have impacted the students' confidence in their own team contribution, and their ability to discuss and present treatment plans also significantly increased. This study did not find evidence of influence on the students' personal benefit. The students reported perceiving that the facilitators' abilities were stronger at the beginning of the course, but then the ratings decreased over time. Overall, the case-based education course was found to have positively affected students' knowledge and skills acquisition as well as their communication skills.
本研究调查了基于案例的教育课程对二年级牙科学生的影响。它探讨了小团体环境对参与者在专业、沟通和个人方面的影响，还分析了他们对促进者的绩效评估。该研究采用了前测后测调查设计。学生的专业发展始终显示出课程的积极显著变化，尤其是在感知技能方面。结果表明，该课程对学生对自己团队贡献的信心产生了影响，他们讨论和呈现治疗计划的能力也显著提高。本研究没有发现该课程对学生个人收益有影响的证据。学生报告说，他们一开始认为促进者的能力更强，但随着时间的推移，评价逐渐下降。总的来说，基于案例的教育课程被发现对学生的知识和技能获取以及沟通技巧产生了积极影响。
