Student-led tutorials in problem-based learning: Educational outcomes and students' perceptions

Medical Teacher

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 521-526

  Kassab, Salah Eldin ^a   Abu Hijleh, Marwan F ^a   Al Shboul, Qasim ^a   Hamdy, Hossam ^a  

^a ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GROUP DYNAMICS; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PEER REVIEW; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF EVALUATION; SKILL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TEACHING; WORKPLACE;

ATTITUDE; BAHRAIN; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; PEER GROUP; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 27744507453     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590500156186     Document Type: Article

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