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ERIC Number: EJ588183
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0360-1315
Contextualized Questioning to Scaffold Learning from Simulations.
Hmelo, Cindy; Day, Roger
Computers & Education, v32 n2 p151-64 Feb 1999
Describes a computer-based clinical simulation for medical education that incorporated problem-based learning and reports on a field-based study that implemented this approach with first-year medical students. Questions designed to bridge the gap between clinical skills and conceptual science knowledge provided a context for collaborative problem-based discussions. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Field Studies, Higher Education, Medical Education, Medical Students, Problem Based Learning, Questioning Techniques, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Scientific Concepts, Theory Practice Relationship
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Contextualized Instruction