Correlation of problem-based learning facilitators' scores with student performance on written exams

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 41-51

  Whitfield, Carol F ^a   Xie, Sharon X ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

assessment; facilitators; medical education; performance assessment; problem based learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXAMINATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERFORMANCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCORING SYSTEM; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036371702     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014522513526     Document Type: Article

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