Do learning approaches of medical students affect their satisfaction with problem-based learning?

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-88

  Gurpinar, Erol ^a   Kulac, Esin ^b   Tetik, Cihat ^c   Akdogan, Ilgaz ^c   Mamakli, Sumer ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^c PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Curriculum models.; Learning approaches; Mmedical students; Problem based learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877667234     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00119.2012     Document Type: Article

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