Blended learning positively affects students' satisfaction and the role of the tutor in the problem-based learning process: Results of a mixed-method evaluation

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 725-738

  Woltering, Vanessa ^a   Herrler, Andreas ^a,b   Spitzer, Klaus ^a   Spreckelsen, Cord ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Blended learning; Hybrid learning; Medical education; PBL; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONSUMER; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TEACHING;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449115905     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-009-9154-6     Document Type: Article

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