Perceptions of problem-based learning (PBL) group effectiveness in a socially-culturally diverse medical student population

Education for Health: Change in Learning and Practice

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Singaram, V S ^a   Dolmans, D H J M ^b   Lachman, N ^c   van der Vleuten, C P M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Diversity; Group learning; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOUTH AFRICA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONSUMER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; GROUP PROCESS; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55149121772     PISSN: 13576283     EISSN: 14695804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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