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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 reviewedSchwartz, Richard W.; And Others – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1991
A description of the development of a new surgery clerkship looks at institutional background (University of Kentucky College of Medicine) for the project, preliminary evaluation and planning efforts, formulation of an ideal for the clerkship, barriers to change, overcoming resistance to change, and comparisons with problem-based learning programs…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Learner Controlled Instruction
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 reviewedSchwartz, Richard W.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1994
A study of 88 students in a problem-based surgery clerkship found significant gain in knowledge level, found to be linked to improved clinical performance. Additional findings included peers were good judges of students' knowledge and skills; faculty were not good judges of changes in student skills or ability to apply them. (MSE)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Clinical Experience, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
