Perception of nursing students on problem-based learning

• Main Author: Alarcon, Miriam Fernanda Sanches
• Publication Date: 2018
• Other Authors: Galdino, Maria José Quina, Martins, Julia Trevisan, Prezzoto, Kelly Holanda, Komatsu, Ricardo Shoiti
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
• Download full: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/27978
• topic: Problem-based learning; Nursing education; Nursing students; Perceptions of the student; Teaching- learning processes; Aprendizaje basado en problemas; Educación en enfermería; Estudiantes de enfermería; Percepción del estudiante; Procesos de enseñanza y aprendizaje; Aprendizagem baseada em problemas; Educação em enfermagem; Estudantes de enfermagem.

Aim: to reveal the students' perception about the problem-based learning. Method: this is a qualitative study carried out with 16 nursing undergraduates from a public university in the Southern Region of Brazil. Data were collected through individual interviews and submitted to content analysis. Results: three categories were identified: Awakening, researching and exchanging experience; Facilitating interpersonal relationships and the relation between theory and practice and lack of time to develop method. The students revealed that the problem-based learning method is a positive stimulus, because it enables the profitable relationship between students and tutors, correlating practice-theory. However, one of the greatest difficulties indicated about this method is the lack of time to develop it. Conclusion: the students perceived the method as an important and effective strategy in the teaching and learning processes.