Effectiveness of problem based learning as an instructional tool for acquisition of content knowledge and promotion of critical thinking among medical students

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 42-46

  Tayyeb, Rakhshanda ^a  

^a FATIMA JINNAH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Content knowledge; Critical thinking; Problem based learning (PBL); Problem solving; Traditional teaching

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL THINKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SURGICAL TRAINING; TEACHING;

EID: 84871965654     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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