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Johansson, Nicolaj; Nøhr, Susanne B.; Stentoft, Diana – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2020
There is a substantial amount of research pointing to the benefits of pedagogical approaches such as problem-based learning (PBL) and the importance of developing professional identity as a physician in medical education. The aim of this review is to investigate the existing literature concerned with the relation between PBL and professional…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Problem Based Learning, Professional Identity, Physicians
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Kalaian, Hripsime A.; Mullan, Patricia B. – Academic Medicine, 1996
A study of 71 Michigan State University medical school students in their first semester of a problem-based curriculum found that students' initial dependence on tutors progressed to an emphasis on learning resources. This result was congruent with the theoretical model of the dynamics of problem-based learning. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Higher Education, Medical Education, Medical Schools
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Tipping, Jane; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1995
A study investigated medical school faculty and student knowledge and perceptions of group dynamics in the context of problem-based learning (PBL). Observation of 27 first-year medical students and 3 faculty in University of Toronto medical school PBL groups revealed a generally low awareness of effective group dynamics. Comprehensive medical…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Design, Faculty Development, Group Dynamics
Blumberg, Phyllis; And Others – 1990
Different ways student-generated learning issues are used to deal with disciplinary content were assessed at seven North American medical schools with problem-based curricula. Structured interviews with key faculty representing the schools being studied suggested that the seven programs are encouraging the development of self-directed learning…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Bedard, Denis; And Others – 1996
A 2-year study at the University of Sherbrooke (Quebec) investigated the changes in six medical students' clinical reasoning processes as they participated in a problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum. In each year, students performed a think-aloud protocol with two medical case problems to solve, one in cardiology and one in urology. In the…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cardiology, Cognitive Processes, College Students