Academic satisfaction among traditional and problem based learning medical students: A comparative study

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1179-1188

  Albarrak, Ahmed I ^a   Mohammed, Rafiuddin ^a   Abalhassan, Mohammed F ^a   Almutairi, Nasser K ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT SATISFACTION; TEACHING;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888861424     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: 16583175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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