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Servant-Miklos, Virginie – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2020
This paper addresses one of the major confusions in the study and practice of problem-based learning today, namely the use of the term "problem-based learning" to refer to both the small-group tutorial method pioneered by McMaster University and Maastricht University in medical education, and the problem-oriented project-work method…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Active Learning, Teaching Methods, Problem Based Learning
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Michaelsen, Larry K.; Davidson, Neil; Major, Claire Howell – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2014
The authors address three questions: (1) What are the foundational practices of team-based learning (TBL)? (2) What are the fundamental principles underlying TBL's foundational practices? and (3) In what ways are TBL's foundational practices similar to and/or different from the practices employed by problem-based learning (PBL) and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Teamwork, Educational Principles, College Instruction
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Holmgren, Robert – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2013
This article focuses on the impact on learning processes when digital technologies are integrated into PBL (problem-based learning) oriented distance training. Based on socio-cultural perspectives on learning and a comparative distance-campus as well as a time-perspective, instructor and student roles, and learning activities were explored.…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving, Comparative Analysis
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Woltering, Vanessa; Herrler, Andreas; Spitzer, Klaus; Spreckelsen, Cord – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2009
Problem-based learning (PBL) is an established didactic approach in medical education worldwide. The impact of PBL depends on the tutors' quality and the students' motivation. To enhance students' motivation and satisfaction and to overcome the problems with the changing quality of tutors, online learning and face-to-face classes were…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Feedback (Response), Medical Education, Online Courses
Moore-West, Maggi; And Others – 1984
The adjustment of medical school faculty members to a new curriculum, called problem-based learning, was studied. Nineteen faculty members who taught in both a lecture-based and tutorial program over 2 academic years were surveyed. Besides the teacher-centered approach, the other model of learning was student-centered and could be conducted in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Educational Innovation, Higher Education
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Bowdish, Bruce E.; Chauvin, Sheila W.; Kreisman, Norman; Britt, Mike – Instructional Science, 2003
Reports results of an investigation of the effectiveness of a prototype virtual problem-based learning (VPBL) exercise delivered via the World Wide Web to first year medical students. Compares the VPBL and a text-based version of the same exercise on students' achievement and examines instructional design issues including learner control and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Distance Education, Instructional Design
Bichelmeyer, B. A.; Hsu, Yu-chen – 1999
Behaviorism was the dominant epistemology in education approximately 20 years ago, while constructivism has most recently been the dominant epistemology in the field. In this paper, differences between the assumptions of behaviorism and constructivism are briefly identified, and the behaviorist pedagogy of Individually-Guided Education and the…
Descriptors: Behaviorism, Comparative Analysis, Constructivism (Learning), Educational Environment