The evaluation of the “Triple Jump” Method applied to students of Medical School

• Main Authors: Isaac Farias Cansanção, Diogo Vilar da Fonseca, Bruno Mello de Matos, William Novaes de Gois, Thayze Teixeira Melo Nunes Martins, Anekecia Lauro da Silva, Joilda Silva Nery, Matheus Rodrigues Lopes, Natalia Gomes de Morais
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal de São Carlos 2017-08-01
• Series: Revista Eletrônica de Educação
• Subjects: Higher education; Problem-Based Learning; Evaluation
• Online Access: http://www.reveduc.ufscar.br/index.php/reveduc/article/view/2289/622

The present article aims to report an experience of tutors in performing a triple jump by evaluating the methodology of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in a group of 37 students of the second period of a medical school of the Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco - UNIVASF, campus Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil.The "triple jump" occurred in a daylight period, and was divided into three tutorial groups of nine students, a group of ten students and eight tutors. The problem situation was prepared by the tutors involved and all students were previously informed about the methodology applied. The assessment was divided into three stages (1-presentation of the problem; 2- individualized study; 3- Oral Presentation). In the end of the triple jump , it was applied an evaluative questionnaire and the 27 students had consented previously to fill them out. The students who participated in this application were able to quickly identify the learning objectives (94.6%). However, a small part of the participants (about 5%) suggested modifications on the time used to complete all the steps of the “Triple Jump”.The reported experience consolidate this evaluative tool has formative character and effective way in the measuring the teaching-learning process of students in health care in PBL methodby improving their educational background.