Developing Students' Cognitive Skills in a Problem-Based Surgery Clerkship.

Schwartz, Richard W.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ453124

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1992

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Developing Students' Cognitive Skills in a Problem-Based Surgery Clerkship.

Schwartz, Richard W.; And Others

Academic Medicine, v67 n10 p694-96 Oct 1992

A study compared results of 2 teaching methods, traditional Socratic method (22 students) and a problem-based curriculum (35 students) in a University of Kentucky medical school surgery clerkship. Results showed the problem-based method resulted in similar knowledge level but improved clinical problem-solving skills. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Cognitive Development, Higher Education, Medical Education, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving, Professional Education, Skill Development, Surgery, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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