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RAMOS PALMERO, Rosa María; ANOCETO ARMINANA, Odalys  e  RAMOS SALAZAR, Ramón. Ventajas del Método Problémico en la Enseñanza de la Bioquímica en la Licenciatura en Enfermería. Educ Med Super [online]. 2003, vol.17, n.3, pp. 0-0. ISSN 0864-2141.

To specify the advantages of the problem-based learning method in Biochemistry over the traditional one, the present study was carried out with a sample made up of 17 students from the last group that had been taught this subject by the traditional program and of 27 students who were given the same subject by the problem-based learning program. In the section dealing with the students´opinions about the linking of the received topics to practice, the highest score indicated a higher basic-clinical interrelation in this type of learning. The assessment made by the students about the quality of the teaching activities was higher in those involved in the active learning method; the results of the diagnostic test did not show any relation with the type of curriculum. The study confirmed the advantages of the use of the problem-based learning method for the development of habits and attitudes toward studying as well as the cognitive independence of the students.

Palavras-chave : PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; EDUCATION, NURSING; TEACHING [method]; BIOCHEMISTRY [education]; CURRICULUM.