A comparison of the effects of problem-based learning and lecturing on the development of students' critical thinking

Medical Education

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 547-554

  Tiwari, Agnes ^a,d   Lai, Patrick ^b   So, Mike ^c   Yuen, Kwan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^d Faculty of Medicine   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

*problem based learning; *thinking; California; Education, nursing *methods; Hong Kong; Humans; Multicentre study publication type ; Randomised controlled trial publication type ; Students, nursing *psychology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIFORNIA CRITICAL THINKING DISPOSITION INVENTORY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL THINKING; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LEARNING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, NURSING; HONG KONG; HUMANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 33646678172     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2006.02481.x     Document Type: Article

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