Improvement in generic problem-solving abilities of students by use of tutor-less problem-based learning in a large classroom setting

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 73-79

  Klegeris, Andis ^a   Bahniwal, Manpreet ^a   Hurren, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROBLEM SOLVING; STANDARD; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

BIOCHEMISTRY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY; HUMANS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; STUDENTS;

EID: 84874848292     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.12-06-0081     Document Type: Article

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