The process of problem-based learning: what works and why.

OBJECTIVES In this review, we portray the process of problem-based learning (PBL) as a cognitive endeavour whereby the learner constructs mental models relevant to problems. Two hypotheses are proposed to explain how learning is driven in PBL; an activation- elaboration hypothesis and a situational...

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Published in:Medical Education Vol. 45; no. 8; pp. 792 - 807
Main Authors: Schmidt, Henk G, Rotgans, Jerome I, Yew, Elaine HJ
Format: review tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Aug2011
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