Philippine E-Journals

The Effectiveness of the Case-Series Instruction Model

Dan Richard D. Fernandez

Discipline: Education

 

Abstract:

The study determined the effectiveness of the Case-Series Instruction Model as a teaching strategy among junior nursing students using the pretest and post-test experimental design. The study revealed a significant difference in the pre- and posttest mean scores of the Control group (Traditional Lecture Method) and the Experimental group Case-Series Instruction Method). However, there was no significant difference in the post-test mean scores of the Control group and the Experimental group. The results of each Cognitive Domain Test were as follows; there were no significant differences in the Factual Knowledge domain scores between the Control and Experimental groups; no significant differences in the Conceptual Understanding and Application domain scores between the Control and Experimental groups. However, there were significant differences in the Reasoning and Analysis domain scores between the Control and Experimental groups. Descriptive results showed that the Control group had a higher pre- and post-test mean difference scores in the Factual Knowledge. The Experimental group, had a higher pre- and post-test mean difference scores both in Concept Understanding and Application, and in Reasoning and Analysis. Overall, the Experimental group had a higher mean difference scores compared to the Control group. The Experimental group described the Case-Series Instruction method as “effective,” and “lessons can be applied both in the classroom and clinical area.” The students also described the method as “tedious” and “time consuming.”