Techniques used by 'expert' and 'non-expert' tutors to facilitate problem-based learning tutorials in an undergraduate medical curriculum

Medical Education

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 6-14

  Gilkison, Andrea ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

*problem based learning; Curriculum; Education, medical, undergraduate *methods; England; Mentors education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EXPERT SYSTEM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMANITIES; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; TEACHING; TECHNIQUE;

COHORT STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MENTORS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING;

EID: 0037253415     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2003.01406.x     Document Type: Article

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