Innovations in problem-based learning: What can we learn from recent studies?

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 403-422

  Mamede, Silvia ^a   Schmidt, Henk G ^b   Norman, Geoffrey R ^c  

^a Innovare Institute   (Brazil)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discussion article; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; EDUCATION; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH; REVIEW;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; GROUP PROCESSES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; RESEARCH;

EID: 33748987650     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-006-9018-2     Document Type: Review

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