Interactions between students and tutor in problem-based learning: The significance of deep learning

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 240-249

  Azer, Samy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Action verbs; Collaborative learning; Deep learning; Problem based learning; Students' roles; Tutorials

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; ROLE PLAYING; SKILL; TEACHER; TEACHING;

EID: 67651243861     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70068-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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