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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barrows, Howard S., 1928-

Contributor:

Tamblyn, Robyn.

Series:

Springer series on medical education ; v. 1.

Springer series on medical education ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Clinical medicine--Study and teaching.

Clinical medicine.

Medical logic--Study and teaching.

Medical logic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer Pub. Co., c1980.

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-81164-5

9786611811648

0-8261-2842-4

OCLC:

476262997