Use of a Problem-Based Learning Exercise to Teach the Lean 8-Step Problem-Solving Method

Tovar, Elizabeth; Warshawsky, Nora

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“…Conger and Miller (2014) use Lego coupled with PBL to teach LM in classroom. Tovar and Warshawsky (2015) integrate PBL to more assertively teach LM to nursing doctoral graduates. Kanigolla et al (2014) identified how PBL influences students' LM learning, based on a survey after the project’s completion.…”

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An empirical investigation on learning and teaching lean manufacturing

Tortorella

Miorando

Fettermann

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PurposeThis article identifies the association between two methods for teaching lean manufacturing (LM): problem-based learning (PBL) and classroom lectures, and students' learning styles of a postgraduate course.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from graduate students LM courses that present different teaching approaches. Thus, students' learning preferences were gathered through the application of the Index of Learning Style questionnaire, and their performance assessed after each course.FindingsResults indicate that learning styles are indeed associated with LM teaching approaches, and comprehending interaction effects between learning style dimensions is essential for properly adapting the teaching method. However, these interactions have different extensions.Originality/valueAlthough teaching LM has significantly evolved over the past decades, the single application of traditional teaching methods jeopardizes learning effectiveness of graduate students because of the practical nature of LM. This study provides evidence to better understand the effect of complementary teaching methods and their relationship with students' preferences, empirically examining that there is not one best approach for understanding LM.

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An empirical investigation on learning and teaching lean manufacturing

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Fettermann

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“…11 papers were retrieved for evaluation with respect to the inclusion criteria and methodological quality. 4 out of 11 papers did not focus on nursing students, and 2 cases were excluded from this literature review since it focuses on Doctor of nursing practice (DNP) graduates [11] rather than undergraduate nursing students. Thus, five articles were included in this scoping review, comprising two systematic review, two quasi-experimental studies, one observational analytic study (Table 1).…”

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“…It provides the basis for life-long learning and is becoming increasingly dominant in nursing education field [8]. People hypothesised that PBL would work more effectively and successfully as an innovative teaching method competing to traditional lecture tutorials [9][10][11][12][13]. Indeed, some evidence has reported PBL produced clear benefits for nursing students, such as increased autonomous learning, critical thinking, problem-solving skills and communication [4].…”

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“…While some other studies failed to find statistical significance with the application of PBL methodology [14]. Also, owing to the differences towards the physical researching environment, the length of PBL implementation, and preference of the researchers, each study designed different evaluation variables, and measurement instrument s. Although considerable primary research has been conducted to test the effectiveness of PBL methodology in nursing education discipline, [4,11,14] rather less literature review has been devoted to appraising and synthesizing the efficacy of PBL among undergraduate nursing students. The aim of this study was thus to integrate available evidence on the effects of PBL about nursing education and add some recent evidence regarding on the evaluation variables and measurement instruments in each study.…”

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The Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning in Undergraduate Nursing Programs: A Scoping Review of the Literature

2019

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Introduction: Problem-based learning (PBL) working as an innovative student-centered teaching method has been tested for its effectiveness among considerable primary studies. While there is still lacking firm evidence in the nursing educational field about its efficacy. The different paper reports different research result about an application of PBL methodology. Objectives: The purpose of this scoping review was to appraise and examine the range of recent available evidence on the effectiveness of problem-based learning in undergraduate nursing programs. Research Strategy: Used Medline, The Cochrane Databases of Systematic Review, and The Database of Abstract of Reviews of Effect (DARE), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL (via Ebsco)) to search English language literature. Adopted P (population) C (concept) C (context) framework to identify keywords and index terms, and the reference list of some high level of evidence was lastly searched for additional studies. Methodological quality: Each paper was assessed for its eligibility and methodological quality with JBI Critical Appraisal tools (Appendix 1) before inclusion in this review. The level of evidence of each retrieved study was assessed according to New JBI Levels of Evidence (Appendix2) developed by the Joanna Briggs Institute Levels of Evidence and Grades of Recommendation Working Party October 2013. High level of evidence such as systematic reviews, randomised control trials, quasi-experimental studies were given priority. Discussion: Considerable primary studies have reported PBL produced a positive outcome for nursing students, while none of them gave firm evidence about the effect of PBL on nursing students’ critical thinking development, knowledge competence, learning motivation, attitude, and performance. Critical thinking, as the vital evaluation element of each study, whether relates positively to the other skills was uncertain. The validity and reliability of evaluation instruments in each study in nursing discipline were still controversial. Conclusion: No strong conclusion had been made from this review, and more research with large sample size is needed to examine the effectiveness of PBL among nursing programs. Long-term effects of outcomes and cost effectiveness were suggested to be measured in future studies. The effectiveness’ appraisal instruments in nursing discipline were called for adjustment and development.

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“…Conger & Miller (2014) complement this approach by illustrating how Lego exercises, when coupled with PBL, provide a useful framework for students to transfer their knowledge from the classroom to a lean six sigma project. Tovar & Warshawsky (2015) expand the discussion by introducing a PBL exercise to teach LM principles and techniques to other courses than engineering. Specifically, the authors describe PBL application with nursing doctoral graduates to work through the quality improvement process using the lean 8-step problem-solving method.…”

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An initiative for integrating problem-based learning into a lean manufacturing course of an industrial engineering graduate program

Tortorella

Cauchick‐Miguel

2017

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The interest in improving the quality of engineering education is widely deemed. Due to an increasingly worldwide competition, Lean Manufacturing (LM) has been a relevant subject among industrial engineering graduate programs. Despite the advances in teaching LM principles and techniques, the practical character inherent to LM undermines learning and development of students. In this sense, this study aims at demonstrating a proposal to enhance LM learning in an industrial engineering program. It is a blended proposal that combines traditional teaching methods to problem-based learning (PBL) approach based on real problems of companies undergoing a lean implementation. A first phase of the proposal introduction is illustrated with an example of introducing it in a Brazilian federal university. The findings indicate that PBL may be an effective complementary method for LM learning, especially if graduate students are exposed to real problems in companies that are undergoing a lean implementation and related it to the current body of literature. KeywordsEngineering education. Problem-based learning. Lean manufacturing.

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Use of a Problem-Based Learning Exercise to Teach the Lean 8-Step Problem-Solving Method

Cited by 11 publications

References 8 publications

An empirical investigation on learning and teaching lean manufacturing

An empirical investigation on learning and teaching lean manufacturing

The Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning in Undergraduate Nursing Programs: A Scoping Review of the Literature

An initiative for integrating problem-based learning into a lean manufacturing course of an industrial engineering graduate program

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