The effect of problem-based learning on the academic performance of students studying pediatric medicine in Ontario

Medical Education

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 411-417

  Finch, Paul M ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Education; Educational status; Medical undergraduates education; Methods; Podiatry; Problem based learning; Programmed instruction

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PODIATRY; SKILL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; ONTARIO; PODIATRY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION;

EID: 0033060053     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1999.00347.x     Document Type: Article

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