Table 3.
Students’ grades in the various disciplines (n=175) in a comparison study of students in problem-based learning (PBL) community-based education and service and conventional curricula, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana
| Discipline | PBL curriculum group (%) (n=82) | Conventional curriculum group (%) (n=93) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | |||
| Credit | 13 (15.9) | 3 (3.2) | 0.007 |
| Pass | 69 (84.1) | 88 (94.6) | 0.026 |
| Fail | 0 | 2 (2.2) | 0.499 |
| Community Health and Family Medicine | |||
| Credit | 14 (17.1) | 23 (24.7) | 0.267 |
| Pass | 65 (79.3) | 68 (73.1) | 0.379 |
| Fail | 3 (3.6) | 2 (2.2) | 0.666 |
| Surgery | |||
| Credit | 22 (26.8) | 22 (23.7) | 0.727 |
| Pass | 59 (72.0) | 63 (67.7) | 0.622 |
| Fail | 1 (1.2) | 8 (8.6) | 0.038 |
| Pediatrics and Child Health | |||
| Credit | 4 (4.9) | 2 (2.2) | 0.421 |
| Pass | 76 (92.7) | 80 (86.0) | 0.224 |
| Fail | 2 (2.4) | 11 (11.8) | 0.021 |
| Internal Medicine | |||
| Credit | 3 (3.7) | 0 | 0.101 |
| Pass | 79 (96.3) | 80 (86.0) | 0.019 |
| Fail | 0 | 13 (14.0) | 0.001 |
| Psychiatry | |||
| Credit | 81 (98.8) | 69 (74.2) | <0.001 |
| Pass | 1 (1.2) | 23 (24.7) | 0.001 |
| Fail | 0 | 1 (1.1) | 1.000 |
| Overall performance | 0.001 | ||
| Passes all | 78 (95.1) | 74 (79.6) | |
| Not all | 3 (3.7) | 19 (20.4) |