The effectiveness of the problem-based learning teaching model for use in introductory Chinese undergraduate medical courses: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Zhang, Yanqi ^a   Zhou, Liang ^a   Liu, Xiaoyu ^a   Liu, Ling ^a   Wu, Yazhou ^a   Zhao, Zengwei ^a   Yi, Dali ^a   Yi, Dong ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINESE; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEARNING; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; LEARNING STYLE; LEARNING THEORY; LECTURE BASED LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; META ANALYSIS; PROCEDURES; PUBLISHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STUDENT; TEACHING;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CURRICULUM; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; HUMANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PUBLICATION BIAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 84926476776     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0120884     Document Type: Article

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