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Record Nr.

UNINA9910809974803321

Autore

Barrows Howard S. <1928->

Titolo

Problem-based learning : an approach to medical education / / Howard S. Barrows, Robyn M. Tamblyn

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer Pub. Co., c1980

ISBN

1-281-81164-5

9786611811648

0-8261-2842-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Springer series on medical education ; ; v. 1

Altri autori (Persone)

TamblynRobyn M

Disciplina

616.00711

616/.007/11

Soggetti

Clinical medicine - Study and teaching

Medical logic - Study and teaching

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Introduction; Definition of terms; Chapter 1 Problem-Based Learning: Rationale and Definition; Chapter 2 The Clinical Reasoning Process: Problem Solving in Medicine; Chapter 3 Educational Implications of the Clinical Reasoning Process; Chapter 4 Presenting the Patient Problem for Learning; Chapter 5 Facilitating Problem-Based Learning and the Development of Clinical Reasoning Skills for the Teacher and Student; Chapter 6 Facilitating Self-Directed Study in Problem-Based Learning: Continued Skills for the Teacher and Student

Chapter 7 Evaluation of Problem-Based Learning and Clinical ReasoningChapter 8 Selection of the Appropriate Problems for Learning; Chapter 9 The Design of Problem-Based Learning Units; Chapter 10 The Change to Problem-Based Learning; Chapter 11 A Summary; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In this book, the authors address some basic problems in the learning of biomedical science, medicine, and the other health sciences. Students in most medical schools, especially in basic science courses, are required to memorize a large number of ""facts,"" facts which may or may not be relevant to medical practice. Problem-based learning has



two fundamental postulates--the learning through problem-solving is much more effective for creating a body of knowledge usable in the future, and that physician skills most important for patients are problem-solving skills, rather than memory skills. Th