| A B S T R A C T
Aims One way to improve nursing education is to shift from the traditional teaching methods
into modern student-based ones. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect
of the implementation of the case-based teaching method and comparing it with lecture
method on the amount of nursing students’ learning and satisfaction.
Methods This quasi-experimental study which was conducted in Zanjan Faculty of Nursing
& Midwifery in 2010, all 30 senior nursing students were included in the study. For data
collection a researcher-made questionnaire was used. The given questionnaire consisted
of two sections including demographic characteristics and 20 questions regarding the
comparison of the features of case-based teaching method with lecture. Data was analyzed
using SPSS 16 and descriptive statistical tests, independent T test and Chi Square test.
Results In students’ point of view, the most important characteristic of the case-based
teaching method was students’ increased reading comprehension compared with lecture.
Moreover, 66.7% of students evaluated the case-based teaching method to be, in general,
better than lecture method and had considerably higher satisfaction of it (8.38±1.8 out of
10). No significant difference was observed between the students’ satisfaction mean based
on gender (p>0.05).
Conclusion In nursing students’ standpoint, the case-based teaching method is better and
enjoys more efficacy than lecture method. |