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Peer reviewedRangachari, P. K. – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 1996
Use of problem-based learning in a large upper-division general education class at McMaster University (Canada) provides opportunities for students to identify and practice skills for inquiry into societal problems and solutions. Classroom techniques and processes preserve the essence of problem-based learning despite the fact that the class is…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Course Descriptions, Educational Strategies
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
