Learning styles and approaches to learning among medical undergraduates and postgraduates

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Samarakoon, Lasitha ^a   Fernando, Tharanga ^b   Rodrigo, Chaturaka ^b  

^a National Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Learning methods; Medicine; Post graduate; Undergraduate curriculum evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SRI LANKA; TEACHING;

ADULT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SRI LANKA; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875289032     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-13-42     Document Type: Article

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