LibGuides: Problem Based Learning: Articles for the assignment

Articles for the individual course assignment

The work with the individual assignment must relate to the paper by Schmidt and at least one more of the papers listed below.

Problem-based learning: rationale and description
H. G. Schmidt, Medical Education, Volume 17, Issue 1, pages 11–16, January 1983
Student perceptions of effective small group teaching
Yvonne Steinert, Medical Education, Volume 38, Issue 3, pages 286–293, March 2004
Challenges facing PBL tutors: 12 tips for successful group facilitation
Samy A. Azer, Medical Teacher, 2005, Vol. 27, No. 8 , Pages 676-681.
Becoming a student in a PBL course: twelve tips for successful group discussion
Samy A. Azer, Medical Teacher, 2004, Vol. 26, No. 1 , Pages 12-15.

Articles beyond the individual course assignment

The papers below and to the right concern areas related to problembased learning in one way or another that we do not have the time to cover during the course. They may be of interest to you, and you may want to use them for your individual course assignment.

Seven principles of effective case design for a problem-based curriculum
Diana H.J.M. Dolmans, Hetty Snellen-Balendong, and Cees P.M. van der Vleuten, (1997) Medical Teacher Vol. 19, No. 3 , Pages 185-189.
Twelve tips for constructing problem-based learning cases
Samy A. Azer, Ray Peterson, Anthony P. S. Guerrero, Gudrun Edgren, Medical Teacher, 2012, Vol. 34, No. 5 , Pages 361-367.
The PBL group: self-reflections and feedback for improved learning and growth
Are Holen, Medical Teacher, 2000, Vol. 22, No. 5 , Pages 485-488.
Predicting academic success by group behaviour in PBL
Kristin Wigen, Are Holen and Øyvind Ellingsen, Medical Teacher, 2003, Vol. 25, No. 1 , Pages 32-37.
Lectures in problem-based learning—Why, when and how? An example of interactive lecturing that stimulates meaningful learning
Anna Fyrenius, Björn Bergdahl and Charlotte Silén, Medical Teacher, 2005, Vol. 27, No. 1 , Pages 61-65.

More articles beyond the individual course assignment

What Makes a Great Lecture? Use of Lectures in a Hybrid PBL Curriculum
Samy A. Azer, The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, Volume 25, Issue 3, March 2009, Pages 109–115.
On the Additional Value of Lectures in a Problem-Based Curriculum
Henk van Berkel, Henk Schmidt, Education for Health, 2005, Volume 18, Issue 1, Page 45-61.
A model of clinical problem-based learning for clinical attachments in medicine
Derek C Macallan, Andrew Kent, Sandra C Holmes, Elizabeth A Farmer, Peter McCrorie, Medical Education, Volume 43, Issue 8, pages 799–807, August 2009
Introducing a problem-based learning program: 12 tips for success
Samy A. Azer, Medical Teacher, 2011, Vol. 33, No. 10 , Pages 808-813.
The effects of problem-based learning during medical school on physician competency: a systematic review
Gerald Choon-Huat Koh, Hoon Eng Khoo, Mee Lian Wong, David Koh, CMAJ January 1, 2008 vol. 178 no. 1 34-41.
What Can Medical Education Learn From the Neurobiology of Learning?
Friedlander, Michael J. PhD; Andrews, Linda MD; Armstrong, Elizabeth G. PhD; Aschenbrenner, Carol MD; Kass, Joseph S. MD; Ogden, Paul MD; Schwartzstein, Richard MD; Viggiano, Thomas R. MD, MEd; Academic Medicine: April 2011 - Volume 86 - Issue 4 - pp 415-420.