Comparing effectiveness of 3 learning strategies: Simulation-based learning, problem-based learning, and standardized patients

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 141-146

  Smithburger, Pamela L ^a,f   Kane Gill, Sandra L ^a,b,d,f   Ruby, Christine M ^a,c,f   Seybert, Amy L ^a,e,f  

^a PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b U of WI School of Pharmacy   (United States)

^c Washington University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Problem based learning; Simulation based learning; Standardized patients

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; PENNSYLVANIA; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TEACHING;

EID: 84862182823     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e31823ee24d     Document Type: Article

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