How should the effectiveness of problem-based learning in occupational therapy education be examined?

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 533-536

  Vroman, Kerryellen G ^a   MacRae, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING;

CURRICULUM; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING;

EID: 0033194587     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.53.5.533     Document Type: Article

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