The effects of single and multiple BOPPPS-integrated model sessions on public health students' competences: a two-stage study combining quasi-experimental and cross-sectional analyses

Abstract Background Effective instructional approaches for fostering students' competences in public health education remain to be explored. This study aimed to integrate the bridge-in, objective, pre-assessment, participatory learning, post-assessment, and summary (BOPPPS) framework with probl...

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Main Authors: Qiqi Liu, Jixuan Ma, Chuansha Wu, Yang Du, Ting Chen, Xiaojie Sun, Qin Zhao, Yunhao Liu, Yuqin Shi, Yingying Gu, Min Zhou, Ling Zhang, Ting Zhou
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author Qiqi Liu
Jixuan Ma
Chuansha Wu
Yang Du
Ting Chen
Xiaojie Sun
Qin Zhao
Yunhao Liu
Yuqin Shi
Yingying Gu
Min Zhou
Ling Zhang
Ting Zhou
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Jixuan Ma
Chuansha Wu
Yang Du
Ting Chen
Xiaojie Sun
Qin Zhao
Yunhao Liu
Yuqin Shi
Yingying Gu
Min Zhou
Ling Zhang
Ting Zhou
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description Abstract Background Effective instructional approaches for fostering students' competences in public health education remain to be explored. This study aimed to integrate the bridge-in, objective, pre-assessment, participatory learning, post-assessment, and summary (BOPPPS) framework with problem-based learning (PBL), team-based learning (TBL), and case-based learning (CBL) to develop a novel instructional model, termed the BOPPPS-integrated model (BIM), and to assess the influences of single and multiple BIM interventions on the competences of undergraduate public health students. Methods A two-stage study was conducted by a quasi-experimental pilot study and a cross-sectional survey. First, the quasi-experiment compared a traditional lecture-based learning (LBL) group (n = 50) with a BIM group (n = 48) to evaluate the effect of a single BIM intervention. Second, a cross-sectional study was conducted to analyze the impacts of multiple BIM sessions across three groups: control (n = 96), basic intervention (1–2 times BIM, n = 66), and intensive intervention (≥ 3 times BIM, n = 62). All participants completed a self-administered questionnaire designed to evaluate seven competence dimensions: information literacy, summarization, expressive communication, critical thinking, self-directed learning, teamwork, and objective evaluation, which are essential for public health students to address complex public health challenges. Results Students who received single and multiple BIM instructional sessions scored significantly higher in information literacy, expressive communication, and teamwork than those who received LBL method (P < 0.05). Multiple BIM interventions further improved scores in summarization, self-directed learning, and objective evaluation (P < 0.05). The scores of six dimensions like information literacy, summarization, expressive communication, self-directed learning, teamwork, and objective evaluation showed an upward trend as the number of interventions increased (P for trend < 0.05). Conclusions A single BIM intervention effectively improved students’ competences in information literacy, teamwork, and expressive communication. Additionally, multiple BIM interventions not only consolidated these competences but also fostered summarization, self-directed learning, and objective evaluation, thereby highlighting the importance of BIM in developing students’ competences in public health education.
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spelling doaj-art-629e0c78ec5f4bb8bb9192cefb5b4f632025-08-20T04:01:34ZengBMCBMC Medical Education1472-69202025-07-0125111210.1186/s12909-025-07508-wThe effects of single and multiple BOPPPS-integrated model sessions on public health students' competences: a two-stage study combining quasi-experimental and cross-sectional analysesQiqi Liu0Jixuan Ma1Chuansha Wu2Yang Du3Ting Chen4Xiaojie Sun5Qin Zhao6Yunhao Liu7Yuqin Shi8Yingying Gu9Min Zhou10Ling Zhang11Ting Zhou12Environmental Toxicology Laboratory, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Department of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyEnvironmental Toxicology Laboratory, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Department of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and TechnologySchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Wuhan University of Science and TechnologyEnvironmental Toxicology Laboratory, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Department of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and TechnologyEnvironmental Toxicology Laboratory, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Department of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and TechnologyEnvironmental Toxicology Laboratory, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Department of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and TechnologyEnvironmental Toxicology Laboratory, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Department of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and TechnologyEnvironmental Toxicology Laboratory, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Department of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and TechnologyEnvironmental Toxicology Laboratory, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Department of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Occupational & Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyEnvironmental Toxicology Laboratory, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Department of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and TechnologyEnvironmental Toxicology Laboratory, Hubei Province Key Laboratory of Occupational Hazard Identification and Control, School of Public Health, Department of Medicine, Wuhan University of Science and TechnologyAbstract Background Effective instructional approaches for fostering students' competences in public health education remain to be explored. This study aimed to integrate the bridge-in, objective, pre-assessment, participatory learning, post-assessment, and summary (BOPPPS) framework with problem-based learning (PBL), team-based learning (TBL), and case-based learning (CBL) to develop a novel instructional model, termed the BOPPPS-integrated model (BIM), and to assess the influences of single and multiple BIM interventions on the competences of undergraduate public health students. Methods A two-stage study was conducted by a quasi-experimental pilot study and a cross-sectional survey. First, the quasi-experiment compared a traditional lecture-based learning (LBL) group (n = 50) with a BIM group (n = 48) to evaluate the effect of a single BIM intervention. Second, a cross-sectional study was conducted to analyze the impacts of multiple BIM sessions across three groups: control (n = 96), basic intervention (1–2 times BIM, n = 66), and intensive intervention (≥ 3 times BIM, n = 62). All participants completed a self-administered questionnaire designed to evaluate seven competence dimensions: information literacy, summarization, expressive communication, critical thinking, self-directed learning, teamwork, and objective evaluation, which are essential for public health students to address complex public health challenges. Results Students who received single and multiple BIM instructional sessions scored significantly higher in information literacy, expressive communication, and teamwork than those who received LBL method (P < 0.05). Multiple BIM interventions further improved scores in summarization, self-directed learning, and objective evaluation (P < 0.05). The scores of six dimensions like information literacy, summarization, expressive communication, self-directed learning, teamwork, and objective evaluation showed an upward trend as the number of interventions increased (P for trend < 0.05). Conclusions A single BIM intervention effectively improved students’ competences in information literacy, teamwork, and expressive communication. Additionally, multiple BIM interventions not only consolidated these competences but also fostered summarization, self-directed learning, and objective evaluation, thereby highlighting the importance of BIM in developing students’ competences in public health education.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07508-wBOPPPSProblem-based learningTeam-based learningCase-based learningPublic health educationSingle and multiple interventions
spellingShingle Qiqi Liu
Jixuan Ma
Chuansha Wu
Yang Du
Ting Chen
Xiaojie Sun
Qin Zhao
Yunhao Liu
Yuqin Shi
Yingying Gu
Min Zhou
Ling Zhang
Ting Zhou
The effects of single and multiple BOPPPS-integrated model sessions on public health students' competences: a two-stage study combining quasi-experimental and cross-sectional analyses
BMC Medical Education
BOPPPS
Problem-based learning
Team-based learning
Case-based learning
Public health education
Single and multiple interventions
title The effects of single and multiple BOPPPS-integrated model sessions on public health students' competences: a two-stage study combining quasi-experimental and cross-sectional analyses
title_full The effects of single and multiple BOPPPS-integrated model sessions on public health students' competences: a two-stage study combining quasi-experimental and cross-sectional analyses
title_fullStr The effects of single and multiple BOPPPS-integrated model sessions on public health students' competences: a two-stage study combining quasi-experimental and cross-sectional analyses
title_full_unstemmed The effects of single and multiple BOPPPS-integrated model sessions on public health students' competences: a two-stage study combining quasi-experimental and cross-sectional analyses
title_short The effects of single and multiple BOPPPS-integrated model sessions on public health students' competences: a two-stage study combining quasi-experimental and cross-sectional analyses
title_sort effects of single and multiple boppps integrated model sessions on public health students competences a two stage study combining quasi experimental and cross sectional analyses
topic BOPPPS
Problem-based learning
Team-based learning
Case-based learning
Public health education
Single and multiple interventions
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-025-07508-w
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