Medical students’ preferences for problem-based learning in relation to culture and personality: A multicultural study

International Journal of Medical Education

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages 84-92

  Holen, Are ^a   Manandhar, Kedar ^b   Pant, Devendra S ^c   Karmacharya, Biraj M ^b   Olson, Linda M ^c   Koju, Rajendra ^b   Mansur, Dil I ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Interactive skills; Learning styles; PBL; Small group teaching; Student satisfaction

Indexed keywords

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERSONALITY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85018193980     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20426372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5116/ijme.558e.6451     Document Type: Article

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