Significant increase in factual knowledge with web-assisted problem-based learning as part of an undergraduate cardio-respiratory curriculum

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 349-356

  Raupach, T ^a   Munscher C ^a   Pukrop, T ^a   Anders, S ^b   Harendza, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Factual knowledge; Motivation; Multiple choice questions; Problem based learning; Web based learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GERMANY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SATISFACTION;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GERMANY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 77956873988     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-009-9201-3     Document Type: Article

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