Twelve tips for effective small-group teaching in the health professions
Medical TeacherPublished 1 January 1996
Yvonne Steinert
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The goal of this article is to outline ways in which small-group teaching can become more effective and more enjoyable, and to recommend strategies for enhancing small- group teaching, whether you are working with the same group over time orWhether you are meeting with a particular group only once.
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(1996). Twelve tips for effective small-group teaching in the health professions. Medical Teacher: Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 203-207.
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