Retention of knowledge and perceived relevance of basic sciences in an integrated case-based learning (CBL) curriculum

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Malau Aduli, Bunmi S ^a   Lee, Adrian Y S ^a   Cooling, Nick ^a   Catchpole, Marianne ^a   Jose, Matthew ^a   Turner, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; SCIENCE; YOUNG ADULT; PROCEDURES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SCIENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885014523     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-13-139     Document Type: Article

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