Students' attitudes toward integrating problem-based learning into a D.D.S. pharmacology curriculum

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 489-498

  Gregson, Karen ^a   Romito, Laura M ^a   Garetto, Lawrence P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental education; Pharmacology; Problem based learning; Teaching methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; HUMANS; INDIANA; PHARMACOLOGY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TEACHING;

EID: 77952303919     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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