Influence of tutor interventions and group process on medical students' engagement in problem‐based learning.

Introduction: Student engagement is influenced by several variables, among which are the teaching styles employed by faculty. In problem‐based learning (PBL), the role of faculty is to facilitate the learning of the tutorial group as they work through clinical problems. However, the influence of tut...

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Publicado en:Medical Education Vol. 58; no. 11; pp. 1315 - 1324
Autores principales: Kassab, Salah Eldin, Hamdy, Hossam, Mamede, Silvia, Schmidt, Henk
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Nov2024
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          Kassab, Salah Eldin
          Hamdy, Hossam
          Mamede, Silvia
          Schmidt, Henk
        affil: Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emirates
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          Faculty, Medical
          Teaching Methods
          Group Processes Evaluation
          Students, Medical Psychosocial Factors
          Students, Undergraduate Psychosocial Factors
          Student Experiences
          Problem-Based Learning Education
          Human
          Student Attitudes Evaluation
          Cognition Evaluation
          Emotions Evaluation
          Questionnaires
          Autonomy
          Learning
          Communication
          Decision Making
          Leadership
      ab: Introduction: Student engagement is influenced by several variables, among which are the teaching styles employed by faculty. In problem‐based learning (PBL), the role of faculty is to facilitate the learning of the tutorial group as they work through clinical problems. However, the influence of tutor intervention styles and group process on engagement of students in PBL tutorials is unclear. Methods: The study was conducted with year 2 and 3 medical students (n = 176) in PBL tutorial groups at the end of an integrated PBL course. Students evaluated their behavioural, cognitive and emotional engagement in PBL tutorials using a pre‐validated 11‐item questionnaire. Students also filled in a modified version of a previously published tutor intervention profile (TIP) questionnaire. The modified TIP questionnaire represents three constructs (1) steering the learning process (6 items), (2) stimulating student autonomy (4 items) and (3) establishing relatedness with students (3 items). In addition, PBL group process was evaluated using a 5‐item nominal scale: (1) tutorial atmosphere, (2) listening and information sharing, (3) group performance, (4) decision making and (5) reaction to leadership. Results: Establishing sense of relatedness in the group by PBL tutors was the most important predictor of emotional engagement (F = 41.213, ΔR2 = 0.191, β = 0.438, P = 0.000). On the other hand, steering the learning process was a significant predictor of behavioural engagement (F = 19.0, ΔR2=0.098, β = 0.314, P = 0.000). However, stimulating student autonomy was not a significant predictor of student engagement in PBL tutorials. On the other hand, enhancing the group process in PBL tutorials significantly predicts student engagement with strong impact on emotional and cognitive engagement of students. Conclusions: Establishing the sense of relatedness in the group and steering the learning process by PBL tutors as well as improving PBL group process are significant predictors of student engagement in PBL tutorials with emotional and cognitive engagement being the most sensitive variables affected. Enabling engagement in medical education! This study reveals the power of fostering relatedness, guiding learning processes, and refining group dynamics in problem‐based learning.
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