Design of a Learning Development Program to Support First-Year Undergraduate Medical Students in the Transition to a PBL Curriculum.

ABSTRACT: While the evaluation of learning development interventions needs to be considered carefully and included at the curriculum design stage, there is limited literature on the actual design of interventions, especially on how these designs evolve and improve over time. This paper describes the evolution of a learning development program intended to support first-year medical students adjusting to a problem-based learning curriculum. We used a design-based research approach, articulating our theoretical grounding and incorporating students' voices to develop an "optimal" intervention for the specific challenges in our context. We describe lessons learned around four aspects: students' growth and development, teachers' professional growth and development, program design principles, and the emerg

SUBMITTER: Kebaetse MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10368596 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature