Problem‐based learning in medicine and beyond: A brief overview

1996/12/01 by Howard S. Barrows · 5 citations
Engineering · Medicine · Social Sciences · #Biomedical and Engineering Education #Innovations in Medical Education #Problem and Project Based Learning

paper · doi:10.1002/tl.37219966804

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Abstract

Abstract This chapter reviews the motivation for the change to problem‐based learning, its definition, and the educational objectives it can serve. It discusses changing an established curriculum to problem‐based learning and asks whether problem‐based learning is worth the trouble.

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