Cooperative learning and case study: Does the combination improve students' perception of problem-solving and decision making skills?

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 238-246

  Baumberger Henry, Mary ^a  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case study; Cooperative learning; Decision making; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COOPERATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; NURSING EDUCATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, NURSING, ASSOCIATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW JERSEY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF CONCEPT; TEACHING;

EID: 15844364763     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2005.01.010     Document Type: Article

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