Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ575514
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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Comparative Achievement on National Dental Board Examination Part I Between Dental Students in Problem-Based Learning and Traditional Educational Tracks.
Shuler, Charles F.; Fincham, Alan G.
Journal of Dental Education, v62 n9 p666-70 Sep 1998
A study compared the performance on a national licensing examination of University of Southern California dental students in problem-based learning (PBL) versus those in conventional educational tracks. PBL track students scored significantly higher in all four discipline-based portions of the exam and also in the aggregate, and scored well in comparison with the performance of dental students nationally. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Allied Health Occupations Education, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design, Dental Schools, Dental Students, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving, Professional Education, Scores, Standardized Tests, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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