The Effect of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) on Academic Self-efficacy, Task Value, and Learning Satisfaction

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of problem-based learning (PBL) on task value, learning satisfaction, and academic self-efficacy in nursing students and was a primitive experimental study with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The subjects of this study were 100 grade 1 students taking a physiology course, and the data collection period was from September 2 to October 4, 2024. The general characteristics of the subjects were obtained by frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation and the effects of PBL on task value, learning satisfaction and academic self-efficacy were tested using a paired t-test. The results of this study showed that nursing students’ academic self-efficacy (t=-5.35, p<.001), task value (t=-2.46, p=.016), and learning satisfaction (t=-4.14, p<.001) improved after applying PBL compared to before applying it. The positive results suggest the use of problem-based learning as a learning strategy for lower-grade student in nursing education. In the future, follow-up research will be required to develop and apply various problem solving scenarios based on the learning content and verify their effectiveness.