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Mierson, Sheella; Parikh, Anuj A. – Change, 2000
A professor and a student offer their views of problem-based learning as experienced in a University of Delaware undergraduate class in physiology. Vignettes of class activities and discussions are interspersed with a review of the history of and research on problem-based learning. (DB)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Physiology, Problem Based Learning
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Dolmans, Diana H. J. M.; And Others – Instructional Science, 1994
Describes a study of medical school students in The Netherlands that tested the assumption of problem-based learning that learning issues, generated by students while discussing a problem, are used as guides for self-directed learning activities. Faculty objectives and student-generated learning issues are compared. (LRW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Independent Study
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Wilkerson, Luann – Instructional Science, 1994
Describes a small-group, problem-based tutorial that was developed at Harvard Medical School. Topics discussed include recruiting and training faculty members for problem-based tutoring; students' ratings of tutors; students' written narratives; a survey of tutors' perspectives; and tutor effectiveness. (LRW)
Descriptors: Correlation, Faculty Development, Faculty Recruitment, Instructional Effectiveness