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| Title |
Dysfunctional problem-based learning curricula: resolving the problem
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medical Education, September 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6920-12-89 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
William K Lim |
| Abstract |
Problem-based learning (PBL) has become the most significant innovation in medical education of the past 40 years. In contrast to exam-centered, lecture-based conventional curricula, PBL is a comprehensive curricular strategy that fosters student-centred learning and the skills desired in physicians. The rapid spread of PBL has produced many variants. One of the most common is 'hybrid PBL' where conventional teaching methods are implemented alongside PBL. This paper contends that the mixing of these two opposing educational philosophies can undermine PBL and nullify its positive benefits. Schools using hybrid PBL and lacking medical education expertise may end up with a dysfunctional curriculum worse off than the traditional approach. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 50% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 190 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 4 | 2% |
| United States | 2 | 1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Thailand | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 176 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 32 | 17% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 18 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 18 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 17 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 15 | 8% |
| Other | 54 | 28% |
| Unknown | 36 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 71 | 37% |
| Social Sciences | 31 | 16% |
| Psychology | 8 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 3% |
| Mathematics | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 32 | 17% |
| Unknown | 37 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 August 2013.
All research outputs
#7,416,987
of 22,679,690 outputs
Outputs from BMC Medical Education
#1,339
of 3,294 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#56,449
of 171,685 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Medical Education
#11
of 28 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 3,294 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 6.3. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 57% of its peers.
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