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Peer reviewedBlue, Amy V.; Stratton, Terry D.; Donnelly, Michael B.; Nash, Phyllis P.; Schwartz, Richard W. – Medical Teacher, 1998
Examines the relationship between medical students' communication apprehension and their performance in problem-based learning sessions as assessed by a tutor and by their knowledge acquisition. (DDR)
Descriptors: Communication Apprehension, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Knowledge Level
Peer reviewedAspegren, K.; Blomqvist, P.; Borgstrom, A. – Medical Teacher, 1998
Describes how a problem-based learning approach is used in a course on general surgery and reports the results in terms of degree of satisfaction of students, teachers, and patients. Employs interviews with a real patient with a real condition. (DDR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Peer reviewedCharlin, Bernard; Mann, Karen; Hansen, Penny – Medical Teacher, 1998
In literature on problem-based learning (PBL), it is often difficult to determine whether the educational approach being described is actually PBL. Provides planners and assessors of PBL curricula with a framework for analysis. Educational activities can be categorized as PBL according to three core principles and four criteria concerning their…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Discovery Learning, Educational Principles, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedDolmans, 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
Peer reviewedGwele, N. S. – Medical Teacher, 1997
Reports on experiences encountered during the first 18 months of a 3-year longitudinal study. Focuses on the assessment of staff attitudes and concludes that there is stress related to work overload and a lack of time for research and publishing. Contains 20 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Faculty Workload, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Perceptions of Group Dynamics in Problem-Based Learning Sessions: A Time to Reflect on Group Issues.
Peer reviewedMpofu, D. J. S.; Das, M.; Stewart, T.; Dunn, E.; Schmidt, H. – Medical Teacher, 1998
Reports on student and faculty perceptions of group dynamics in problem-based learning situations. Gender differences were demonstrated in interpretation of over 50% of the questionnaire items. Contains 18 references. (DDR)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Graduate Study, Group Dynamics, Higher Education
Peer reviewedHarden, R. M.; Davis, Margery H. – Medical Teacher, 1998
Problem-based learning (PBL) has been recognized as an important educational strategy and has been adopted in many medical schools. There is confusion, however, about what constitutes PBL. Describes 11 steps in the continuum between PBL and information-oriented learning, task-based learning being the final step at the problem-based end of the…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Curriculum Evaluation
Peer reviewedUsherwood, Tim; Primhak, Rob – Medical Teacher, 1996
Describes a short problem-based course for a class of 180 students facilitated by two tutors. The course aims to assist undergraduates who have completed two years of study in basic medical sciences to apply their learning to the diagnosis and management of asthma and respiratory infections. (DDR)
Descriptors: Class Size, College Curriculum, Course Content, Educational Change
