Developments in outcome-based education

Discusses some of the papers in this issue that address outcome-based education. As an educational approach, outcome-based education is still in its infancy in medical training, although it has had a significant and beneficial impact where it has been implemented. Suggests that, if outcome-based edu...

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Published inMedical teacher Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 117 - 120
Main Author Harden, R.M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Informa UK Ltd 01.03.2002
Taylor & Francis
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Education, Medical - methods
Education, Medical - trends
Medical education
Outcome based education
Problem-Based Learning - trends
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USA
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Summary:Discusses some of the papers in this issue that address outcome-based education. As an educational approach, outcome-based education is still in its infancy in medical training, although it has had a significant and beneficial impact where it has been implemented. Suggests that, if outcome-based education is to fulfil its great potential, work is needed to reach agreement on appropriate learning outcomes for the different phases of medical education internationally and on the most appropriate models for communicating the outcomes leading to the introduction of an outcome-based approach in practice. (Quotes from original text)
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ISSN:0142-159X
1466-187X
DOI:10.1080/01421590220120669