Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran

en Comparing the Impact of TBL Versus Lecture Method on Pharmacy Students' Academic Self-efficacy in a Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Course: A Quasi-Experimental Study Medical Education Medical Education Original Research Original Research Background: Students with higher academic self-efficacy usually show higher levels of academic adaptation and are agile in using variant learning strategies. In this regard, training-based learning (TBL), a relatively new educational method, can be considered a complementary method in the education of pharmacy students. This research aims to compare the effect of TBL with the lecture method on the academic self-efficacy of pharmacy students in pharmaceutical biotechnology courses.    Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study of pretest and posttest types with random assignment to 2 control and experimental groups, in which the effects of team-based training and lecture methods were studied in the pharmaceutical biotechnology course. In the experimental group, the students were divided into 8 groups of 6 people, and they spent 5 sessions of the pharmaceutical biotechnology course with the TBL method, and the control group also received the same content by the lecture method. Both groups answered the self-efficacy tool before the intervention, and at the end of the intervention, both groups answered the tool again. After the approval of the university ethics committee and obtaining informed consent, the self-efficacy questionnaire was distributed in person and online among the participants. The quantitative data were collected and analyzed using SPSS software Version 19 (mean and standard deviation, homogeneity of the 2 groups, tests, and Kolmogorov-Smirnov).    Results: The data analysis showed that most of the participants were 22 years old. The independent samples t test results showed that the 2 groups did not have a statistically significant difference in the mean age (P = 0.058). Also, there was no statistically significant difference between the 2 groups in the pretest (P = 0.391), and the 2 groups had almost the same mean. Still, there was a statistically significant difference between the 2 groups in the academic self-efficacy variable in the posttest (P < 0.001).    Conclusion: Team-based teaching methods can increase students' participation and enthusiasm in learning and applying self-efficacy and self-management skills, introducing more diverse career and educational opportunities for pharmacy students.   Team-based Learning, Academic Self-efficacy, Teaching Method, Pharmacy 372 377 http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-8149-3&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mahsa Rasekhian mahsarasekhian@gmail.com 200319475328460089281 200319475328460089281 No Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran Sadra Haji doctorhaji@yahoo.com 200319475328460089282 200319475328460089282 No Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Orthopedic Surgery, Baghiatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, & Member of the Iranian Association of Orthopedic Surgeons Maryam Shahabi sh.maryam6355@yahoo.com 200319475328460089283 200319475328460089283 No School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Tehran, Iran Azizeh Barry azizeh.barry@yahoo.com 200319475328460089284 200319475328460089284 No Center for Educational Research in MedicalSciences (CERMS), Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran Akram Hashemi hashemi.a@iums.ac.ir 200319475328460089285 200319475328460089285 No Department of Medical Ethics, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Mahdiyeh Ghasemi mahdiehghasemy695@gmail.com 200319475328460089286 200319475328460089286 No Center for Educational Research in MedicalSciences (CERMS), Department of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran Ghobad Ramezani ramazani.g@iums.ac.ir 200319475328460089287 200319475328460089287 Yes Education Development Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran