Differences Between Students in Problem-Based and Lecture-Based Curricula Measured by Clerkship Performance Ratings at the Beginning of the Third Year

• Published in: Teaching and learning in medicine Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. 211 - 217
• Main Authors: Whitfield, Carol F., Mauger, Elizabeth A., Zwicker, Jeffrey, Lehman, Erik B.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc 2002
• Subjects: Clinical Clerkship - standards; Clinical Clerkship - statistics & numerical data; Curriculum; Humans; Pennsylvania; Problem-Based Learning; Professional Competence - statistics & numerical data; Schools, Medical; Pennsylvania

Background: Problem-based learning (PBL) is being incorporated into more medical curricula, but its influence on subsequent clinical performance remains unclear. Purpose: To determine if PBL leads to better scores for fund of knowledge or clinical problem-solving skills in required clerkships taken...