ABSTRACT

Objective : The aim of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the satisfaction of occupational therapy (OT) students from the Department of OT on the S-PBL curriculum, which may guide the development of teaching data and a teaching method.Methods : The participants were 102 OT students who had experienced an S-PBL curriculum. Eighty-five questionnaires were collected and analyzed.Results : The results of the study are summarized as follows. First, the ‘lesson management factor of the professor' differed statistically based on sex, and the ‘perception factor of the teaching method' differed based on academic year. Second, critical factors affecting student satisfaction were in the order of ‘perception factor of the teaching method', ‘perception factor of group study', and ‘problem solving factor through study preparation', but the factors differed by academic year. Finally, a difficult aspect of the S-PBL method was shown to be taking part in a group study with all members. A supplementary section showed a high need for practice.Conclusion : According to the results of the survey, the efficiency and effectiveness of the S-PBL method will be improved by further surveys on the elevation of the students' comprehensive understanding of the new teaching method; diversify motivation method, teacher management, and evaluation method.