Problem-based learning in public health instruction: A pilot study of an online simulation as a problem-based learning approach

Education for Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 365-373

  Spinello, Elio F ^a   Fischbach, Roland ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community health; Health behavior; Health education; PBL; Problem based learning; Public health; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; MULTIMEDIA; ONLINE SYSTEM; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALIFORNIA; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; PILOT PROJECTS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 9444266433     PISSN: 13576283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13576280400002783     Document Type: Article

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