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Norman, Geoffrey R.; Schmidt, Henk G. – Academic Medicine, 1992
Review of experimental evidence concerning the effectiveness of problem-based learning suggests that the approach may not improve content-free problem solving; may initially reduce learning levels but fosters long-term retention; may enhance transfer of concepts and integration of concepts into clinical problems; enhances intrinsic interest of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Educational Research, Higher Education