Improvement of the Student Performance in Tropical Medicine with the Problem Based Learning Method in the Universidad del Zulia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad del Zulia

The problem based learning method (ABP) is an educational method of learning that is based on andragogy and constructivism. Student perfomance in the five semesters prior to the year 2000 were compared with the five annual periods beginning in the year 2000. Improvement of student performance was st...

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Main Author: Rafael Villalobos-Perozo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2006
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/2e057e0dc3b34414afec6135a45a5926
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Summary:The problem based learning method (ABP) is an educational method of learning that is based on andragogy and constructivism. Student perfomance in the five semesters prior to the year 2000 were compared with the five annual periods beginning in the year 2000. Improvement of student performance was statistically proven.