Effect of PBL and CBL Combined with Motic Digilab II System in Pathology Teaching of Foreign-Oriented Nursing Students

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the effects of PBL (Problem-based learning) and CBL (Case-based learning) combined with Motic digilab II system in pathology teaching of foreign nursing. One hundred and nine students majored in foreign nursing were included as the study subjects and were divided into two groups by random number table method, Group A received traditional teaching method in pathology teaching and Group B received PBL, CBL combined with Motic digilab II system. Compared with Group A, students in Group B scored higher on exams of tissue structure, gross pathology, and typical case (P < 0.05); Meanwhile, students in Group B also scored higher on cognitive maturity, inquisitiveness, critical thinking, self-confidence, systematization, analyticity, open-mindedness, and truth-seeking (P < 0.05); Compared with Group A, students in Group B spent more time discussing with classmates, learning via Internet, and learning outside the classroom (P < 0.05); Compared with Group A, students in Group B scored higher in solidarity, communication, clinical thinking, and independent learning(P < 0.05). PBL and CBL combined with Motic digilab II system in pathology teaching for foreign-oriented nursing students could improve students' performance, learning initiative and, self-learning abilities and teaching satisfaction, and cultivating their critical thinking skills.