Student experiences of problem-based learning in pharmacy: Conceptions of learning, approaches to learning and the integration of face-to-face and on-line activities

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 675-692

  Ellis, Robert A ^a   Goodyear, Peter ^a   Brillant, Martha ^a   Prosser, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Approaches to learning; Conceptions of learning; Face to face; On line; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACY STUDENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STUDENTS, PHARMACY;

EID: 46849102481     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-007-9073-3     Document Type: Article

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