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'Systems Integration': A Middle Way between Problem-based Learning and Traditional Courses.
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Miller, Andrew P.; Schwartz, Peter L.; Loten, Ernest G. – Medical Teacher, 2000
Discusses a new systems integrated course format that offers an attractive alternative to teachers at traditional medical schools that wish to obtain many of the benefits of problem-based learning without adopting a full problem-based learning curriculum. (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Medical Education, Problem Based Learning
The PBL Group: Self-Reflections and Feedback for Improved Learning and Growth.
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Holen, Are – Medical Teacher, 2000
Describes the problem based learning (PBL) approach in medical education and discusses learning and study skills in PBL. (YDS)
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Cooperative Learning, Higher Education, Information Technology
What Happens in PBL Tutorial Sessions? Analysis of Medical Students' Written Accounts.
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Virtanen, Pekka J.; Kosunen, Elise A. -L.; Holmberg-Marttila, Doris M. H. – Medical Teacher, 1999
Assesses the quality of tutorial sessions in the problem-based learning curriculum that was adopted at the University of Tampere in Finland. (Author/CCM)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Learning Theories
Seven Principles of Effective Case Design for a Problem-Based Curriculum.
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Dolmans, Diana H. J. M.; Snellen-Balendong, Hetty; Wolfhagen, Ineke H. A. P.; van der Vleuten, Cees P. M. – Medical Teacher, 1997
Lends support to the idea that the quality of the cases used in problem-based learning affects the nature of student learning in this context. Outlines seven principles adapted from research on learning and cognition that can help guide case design. Contains 22 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Structures, Higher Education, Knowledge Representation
Problem-Based Learning and Performance-Based Testing: Effective Alternatives for Undergraduate Surgical Education and Assessment of Student Performance.
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Schwartz, Richard W.; And Others – Medical Teacher, 1997
Reports on the positive results obtained from the University of Kentucky's newly installed undergraduate performance-based learning (PBL) surgery clerkship. Favorable results include the PBL students' performance surpassing that of students in lecture-based instruction, and PBL students performing significantly better in the clinical applications…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Design, Educational Strategies