Active learning in medical education: Strategies for beginning implementation

Medical Teacher

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 38-42

  Graffam, Ben ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPISTEMOLOGY; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PEDAGOGICS; RECALL; TEACHER; TEACHING;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HUMANS; LEARNING; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 34250026446     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590601176398     Document Type: Article

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