Evaluation of problem based learning by tutors and students in a medical faculty of Turkey

Kuwait Medical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-127

  Gurpinar, Erol ^a   Senol, Yesim ^a   Aktekin, Mehmet R ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Medical education; Medical students; Problem based learning; Tutor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; TEACHER; TURKEY (BIRD); TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

EID: 75349098475     PISSN: 00235776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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