Supporting the problem-based learning process in the clinical years: Evaluation of an online Clinical Reasoning Guide

Medical Education

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 638-645

  Ryan, Greg ^a   Dolling, Terry ^b   Barnet, Stewart ^a  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical competence *standards; Computer assisted learning; Education, medical, undergraduate *methods; Educational measurement; Problem based learning *methods

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPETENCE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE ANALYSIS; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROBLEM SOLVING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; STANDARD; TEACHING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; LEARNING; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING;

EID: 3042633112     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2004.01839.x     Document Type: Article

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