Supporting traditional PBL with online discussion forums: A study from Qassim Medical School

Medical Teacher

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Alamro, Ahmad S ^a,b   Schofield, Susie ^c  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAUDI ARABIA;

COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAUDI ARABIA; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84858272421     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2012.656751     Document Type: Article

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