Testing a Causal Model for Learning in a Problem-based Curriculum

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 141-149

  Van Den Hurk, Marianne M ^a   Dolmans, Diana H J M ^a   Wolfhagen, Ineke H A P ^a   Van Der Vleuten, Cees P M ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Medical education; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NETHERLANDS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 0347083258     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011402507476     Document Type: Article

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