Abdominal injuries: Online team‐based training of senior medical students is preferred over online class‐based training

Abstract

ObjectiveTo explore the application and effect of team‐based learning (TBL) based on network platform in teaching surgical abdominal emergency.MethodsA total of 80 fourth‐year medical students from our university's 5‐year clinical medicine program were enrolled. They were randomly assigned to two groups: the control group (n = 40) used the online large class teaching method and the experimental group (n = 40) used the online TBL. The teaching effect of web‐based TBL was evaluated by collecting the subjective evaluation of the experimental group and the objective test results of both groups through a questionnaire.ResultsOnline TBL was well‐received by most students. More than 80% of them found the teaching method interesting, and more than 90% of them gave a high rating to the improvement of their learning ability with online TBL. The experimental group scored significantly higher than the control group in the objective tests (p < 0.05).ConclusionThe network‐based TBL is preferred by most students. TBL curricula are more conducive to medical student learning and engagement and have better learning outcomes.