Effects of problem-based learning on clinical reasoning in occupational therapy

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 333-336

  Scaffa, Marjorie E ^a   Wooster, Donna M ^b  

^a South Alabama College of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL MEDICINE; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST; EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADULT; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 6944238389     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.58.3.333     Document Type: Article

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