Problem-based Learning in a Competency-based World.

Bechtel, Gregory A.; Davidhizar, Ruth; Bradshaw, Martha J.

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ERIC Number: EJ585170

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Problem-based Learning in a Competency-based World.

Bechtel, Gregory A.; Davidhizar, Ruth; Bradshaw, Martha J.

Nurse Education Today, v19 n3 p182-87 Apr 1999

Problem-based learning emphasizes critical thinking and clinical judgment. Competency-based education focuses on clinical competence. A merger of the two in nursing education could generate higher levels of inquiry and more expert clinicians. (SK)

Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Critical Thinking, Educational Philosophy, Higher Education, Nursing Education, Problem Based Learning

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Language: English

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