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ERIC Number: EJ535963
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-0633
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Problem-Based Learning in Medicine and Beyond: A Brief Overview.
Barrows, Howard S.
New Directions for Teaching and Learning, n68 p3-12 Win 1996
Discussion of the problem-based learning approach in higher education looks at its origins in medical curricula, characteristics of the original method, the variety of educational objectives possible with this approach, problem-based curriculum development, advantages of the method, and its use outside the medical domain. (MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Medical Education, Medical Schools, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Note: Theme issue: "Bringing Problem-Based Learning to Higher Education: Theory and Practice."