Problem-Based Learning Outcomes: The Glass Half-Full
Academic MedicinePublished 23 February 2005
Linda H. Distlehorst, Elizabeth Dawson, Randall Robbs, Howard S. Barrows
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In several of the clerkship performance measures, the PBL students performed significantly better, and in no circumstance did they perform worse than the STND students.
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The traditional undergraduate educational outcomes for the PBL and STND students are very positive. In several of the clerkship performance measures, the PBL students performed significantly better, and in no circumstance did they perform worse than the STND students.
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