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Peer reviewedSchwartz, Richard W.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1992
A study compared results of 2 teaching methods, traditional Socratic method (22 students) and a problem-based curriculum (35 students) in a University of Kentucky medical school surgery clerkship. Results showed the problem-based method resulted in similar knowledge level but improved clinical problem-solving skills. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Cognitive Development, Higher Education, Medical Education
Peer reviewedHmelo, Cindy E.; Gotterer, Gerald S.; Bransford, John D. – Instructional Science, 1997
A study of 40 medical students assessing the effectiveness of problem-based learning (PBL) determined that cognitive measures associated with expert performance can be used to distinguish students who have participated in PBL from their counterparts in terms of knowledge, reasoning, and learning strategies. Includes a case study of an 11-year-old…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement
