Effects of Problem-based Discussion on Studying a Subsequent Text: A Randomized Trial among First Year Medical Students.

de Grave, Willem S.; Schmidt, Henk G.; Boshuizen, Henny P. A.

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ERIC Number: EJ621830

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Publication Date: 2001

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Effects of Problem-based Discussion on Studying a Subsequent Text: A Randomized Trial among First Year Medical Students.

de Grave, Willem S.; Schmidt, Henk G.; Boshuizen, Henny P. A.

Instructional Science, v29 n1 p33-44 Jan 2001

Describes a study of first-year medical students that tested the effects of problem-based tutorial group discussion on learning new information from a text. Highlights include effects of small-group instruction on cognition; randomized experimental and control groups; recall; and results that showed the positive effects of problem-based group discussion on text comprehension. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Group Discussion, Learning Strategies, Medical Education, Medical Students, Problem Based Learning, Reading Comprehension, Recall (Psychology), Textbooks

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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