Innovation of Teaching-Learning Method in Baccalaureate Nursing Education.

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The purpose of this study is to develop innovate teaching-learning method in which students learn integratively through situltional cases. Subjects were the second year students in baccalaureate program in nursing education.The design was a quasi-experimental study. The control group was 60 students who received classes by traditional lectures in 1994. Fifty nine students in the experimental group recieved classes on the same subject in a small group with Problem Based Learning (PBL) in 1995. Knowledge was measured by multiple choice exams before the class, on completion of the class, and three months after the classes.Satisfaction was measured by two questionaire, and by interview. Formative and summative evaluation were also used for analysis.Both knowlege level and satiosfaction were significantly higher in experimental group.The learning style of the students in experimental group had been changed by PBL in skills of stating the problems, searching literature, presenting the cases, learning motivation, and others.Even though most students showed positive attitudes towards PBL,a few students stated that PBL was stressful because they have to spend more time prepareing for the classes. This was due to tight schedule in curriculum.