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Problembased Learning [Paperback] Evensen, Dorothy H; Hmelo, Cindy E and HmeloSilver, Cindy E

This volume collects recent studies conducted within the area of medical education that investigate two of the critical components of problembased curriculathe group meeting and selfdirected learningand demonstrates that understanding these complex phenomena is critical to the operation of this innovative curriculum It is the editors contention that it is these components of problembased learning that connect the initiating problem with the process of effective learning Revealing how this occurs is the task taken on by researchers contributing to this volume The studies include use of selfreports, interviews, observations, verbal protocols, and microanalysis to find ways into the psychological processes and sociological contexts that constitute the world of problembased learning