Students' conceptions of underlying principles in medical physiology: An interview study of medical students' understanding in a PBL curriculum

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 364-369

  Fyrenius, Anna ^a   Silén, Charlotte ^a   Wirell, Staffan ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

General models; Phenomenography; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 37149023481     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00108.2006     Document Type: Article

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