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Web-Assisted Assessment of Professional Behaviour in Problem-Based Learning: More Feedback, yet No Qualitative Improvement?
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van Mook, Walther N. K. A.; Muijtjens, Arno M. M.; Gorter, Simone L.; Zwaveling, Jan Harm; Schuwirth, Lambert W.; van der Vleuten, Cees P. M. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2012
Although other web-based approaches to assessment of professional behaviour have been studied, no publications studying the potential advantages of a web-based instrument versus a classic, paper-based method have been published to date. This study has two research goals: it focuses on the quantity and quality of comments provided by students and…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Problem Based Learning, Evaluation Methods, Internet
The Effect of Guidance in Problem-Based Learning of Statistics
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Leppink, Jimmie; Broers, Nick J.; Imbos, Tjaart; van der Vleuten, Cees P. M.; Berger, Martijn P. F. – Journal of Experimental Education, 2014
Contrary to classical problem-based learning, in guided problem-based learning, the learning goals are predetermined by the instructor--on the basis of a detailed decomposition of the subject matter to be studied--to activate prior knowledge and to structure self-study and subsequent group discussion. This study investigated the effects of…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Statistics, Prior Learning, Knowledge Level
"For Most of Us Africans, We Don't Just Speak": A Qualitative Investigation into Collaborative Heterogeneous PBL Group Learning
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Singaram, Veena S.; van der Vleuten, Cees P. M.; Stevens, Fred; Dolmans, Diana H. J. M. – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2011
Collaborative approaches such as Problem Based Learning (PBL) may provide the opportunity to bring together diverse students but their efficacy in practice and the complications that arise due to the mixed ethnicity needs further investigation. This study explores the key advantages and problems of heterogeneous PBL groups from the students' and…
Descriptors: Medical Students, Focus Groups, Problem Based Learning, Heterogeneous Grouping
Quiet or Questioning? Students' Discussion Behaviors in Student-Centered Education across Cultures
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Frambach, Janneke M.; Driessen, Erik W.; Beh, Philip; van der Vleuten, Cees P. M. – Studies in Higher Education, 2014
A tool used in student-centered education is discussion among students in small learning groups. The Western origin of student-centered education, coupled with cross-cultural differences in communication styles, may detract from its cross-cultural applicability. This study investigates how in student-centered education, students' cultural…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Learner Engagement, Student Participation, Comparative Analysis
How Much Anatomy Is Enough?
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Bergman, Esther M.; Prince, Katinka J. A. H.; Drukker, Jan; van der Vleuten, Cees P. M.; Scherpbier, Albert J. J. A. – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2008
Innovations in undergraduate medical education, such as integration of disciplines and problem based learning, have given rise to concerns about students' knowledge of anatomy. This article originated from several studies investigating the knowledge of anatomy of students at the eight Dutch medical schools. The studies showed that undergraduate…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Undergraduate Students, Medical Schools, Problem Based Learning
Trends in Research on the Tutor in Problem-Based Learning: Conclusions and Implications for Educational Practice and Research.
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Dolmans, Diana H. J. M.; Gijselaers, Wim H.; Moust, Jos H. C.; de Grave, Willem S.; Wolfhagen, Ineke H. A. P.; van der Vleuten, Cees P. M. – Medical Teacher, 2002
Reports on major trends in studies investigating the tutor during the past 10 years. Describes three major trends: studies on the differential influence of content expert and non-content expert tutors on student achievement, studies on process variables, and studies on the relationship between tutor characteristics and differential contextual…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Higher Education, Medical Education, Problem Based Learning