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Peer reviewedHmelo, Cindy E.; Gotterer, Gerald S.; Bransford, John D. – Instructional Science, 1997
A study of 40 medical students assessing the effectiveness of problem-based learning (PBL) determined that cognitive measures associated with expert performance can be used to distinguish students who have participated in PBL from their counterparts in terms of knowledge, reasoning, and learning strategies. Includes a case study of an 11-year-old…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Children, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Measurement
Peer reviewedArts, Jos A. R.; Gijselaers, Wim H.; Segers, Mien S. R. – Instructional Science, 2002
Examines the redesign of a problem-based learning (PBL) course and its effects on students' cognitive learning outcomes in a college business course in the Netherlands. Compares the regular PBL course with the new authentic learning environment that included greater authenticity of case studies, more learner control, and social collaboration that…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Case Studies, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction
