In a recent review article, Colliver concluded that there was no convincing evidence that
problem‐based learning was more effective than conventional methods. He then went on to …

The considerable impact of problem-based learning (PBL) on academic achievement of
students in medical education has prompted the K-12 community to start implementing this …

Background Problem-based learning (PBL) is a pedagogical approach that shifts the role of
the teacher to the student (student-centered) and is based on self-directed learning …

Background Medical schools have been making efforts to develop their own problem-based
learning (PBL) approaches based on their educational conditions, human resources and …

Though much has been published concerning the intended or realized benefits of
participating in a Problem-Based curriculum, we know little about what participants (faculty …

In the March issue of Academic Medicine, Jerry Colliver from Southern Illinois University in
the United States published an interesting and provocative review of problem-based …

St George's University of London (SGUL) has a Problem-Based Learning (PBL) curriculum
for its undergraduate medicine course, using traditional paper-based patient cases. To …

Clinical cases for problem‐based learning should capture the relevance of patient
encounters, and not serve merely as a 'take‐off'point for scientific study. As a vehicle of …

There is much literature on problem-based learning (PBL), both within and outside medical
education. The literature addresses such questions as what is PBL and how does it work …

Purpose: To conduct a systematic review of problem-based learning (PBL) in
undergraduate, pre-clinical medical education. Methods: A research librarian developed …