Perception of nursing students on problem-based learning

• Main Authors: Miriam Fernanda Sanches Alarcon (Author), Maria José Quina Galdino (Author), Julia Trevisan Martins (Author), Kelly Holanda Prezzoto (Author), Ricardo Shoiti Komatsu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 2179-7692; 2179-7692; 10.5902/2179769227978
• Keywords: aprendizagem baseada em problemas; educação em enfermagem; estudantes de enfermagem.; Medicine; R; Nursing; RT1-120
• Source: Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 489-503 (2018)

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.