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Direct linkYoung, Louise; Papinczak, Tracey – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2013
Problem-based learning (PBL) has been used to scaffold and support student learning in many Australian medical programs, with the role of the facilitator in the process considered crucial to the overall educational experience of students. With the increasing size of student cohorts and in an environment of financial constraint, it is important to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Medical Education
Download full textJones, Steve – Psychology Teaching Review, 2013
This paper describes the introduction of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) into a final-year option module in psychology. The background and rationale for the changes introduced are discussed and the experience of PBL is considered from the point of view of tutor and students. The introduction of PBL considerably increased student attainment in the…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Psychology, College Seniors, Academic Achievement
Se, Alexandre B.; Passos, Renato M.; Ono, Andre H.; Hermes-Lima, Marcelo – Advances in Physiology Education, 2008
In this work, we describe the use of several strategies employing the philosophies of active learning and problem-based learning (PBL) that may be used to improve the teaching of metabolic biochemistry to medical and nutritional undergraduate students. The main activities are as follows: 1) a seminar/poster system in a mini-congress format (using…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Metabolism, Public Health, Problem Based Learning
Peer reviewedDolmans, Diana H. J. M.; Gijselaers, Wim H.; Moust, Jos H. C.; de Grave, Willem S.; Wolfhagen, Ineke H. A. P.; van der Vleuten, Cees P. M. – Medical Teacher, 2002
Reports on major trends in studies investigating the tutor during the past 10 years. Describes three major trends: studies on the differential influence of content expert and non-content expert tutors on student achievement, studies on process variables, and studies on the relationship between tutor characteristics and differential contextual…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Medical Education, Problem Based Learning
Peer reviewedRangachari, P. K. – Advances in Physiology Education, 1991
An undergraduate course in pharmacology in which problem-based self-directed learning in the context of small groups provides students with an opportunity to take greater responsibility for their own learning is described. The objectives, examples of problems used in the course, and student evaluations of the course and tutors are included. (KR)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWalsh, Laurence J.; Seymour, Gregory J.; Forrest, Alex S.; Aldred, Susan E.; Aldred, Michael J. – Journal of Dental Education, 1998
Examines the role of the tutor in the problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum at the University of Queensland (Australia) dental school, discussing changes in this role across the four years in which PBL is used. Explores different varieties of PBL, as well as group learning, tutor-free groups, the reflective role of tutors, and desirable tutor…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Cooperative Learning, Dental Schools, Educational Strategies
