Constructivist, problem-based learning does work: A meta-analysis of curricular comparisons involving a single medical school

Educational Psychologist

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 227-249

  Schmidt, Henk G ^a   van der Molen, Henk T ^a   te Winkel, Wilco W R ^a   Wijnen, Wynand H F W ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 74949088205     PISSN: 00461520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00461520903213592     Document Type: Article

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