Case study teaching method improves student performance and perceptions of learning gains.

ABSTRACT: Following years of widespread use in business and medical education, the case study teaching method is becoming an increasingly common teaching strategy in science education. However, the current body of research provides limited evidence that the use of published case studies effectively promotes the fulfillment of specific learning objectives integral to many biology courses. This study tested the hypothesis that case studies are more effective than classroom discussions and textbook reading at promoting learning of key biological concepts, development of written and oral communication skills, and comprehension of the relevance of biological concepts to everyday life. This study also tested the hypothesis that case studies produced by the instructor of a course are more effective at prom

SUBMITTER: Bonney KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4416499 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature