Problem-based learning versus traditional lecturing in pharmacy students' short-term examination performance

Pharmacy Education

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-125

  Cheng, Judy W M ^a   Alafris, Antonia ^b   Kirschenbaum, Harold L ^a   Kalis, Michelle M ^c   Brown, Martin E ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KINGSBROOK JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MA Coll of Pharm and Hlth Sci   (United States)

Author keywords

Examination performance; Pharmacotherapeutics; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG THERAPY; EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEARNING; MALE; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEACHING; THINKING; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0042476703     PISSN: 15602214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1560221031000151282     Document Type: Article

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