Effectiveness of an Adult-learning, Self-directed Model Compared with Traditional Lecture-based Teaching Methods in Out-of-hospital Training

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-37

  De Lorenzo, Robert A ^a,b   Abbott, Cynthia A ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Emergency Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adult learning; Cognitive evaluation; Military medic training; Teaching

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EVALUATION; EXAMINATION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NATIONAL REGISTRY OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SELF HELP; STUDENT; TEACHING; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0346096928     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2003.08.012     Document Type: Article

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