Open AccessUsing The Tenets Of Problem Based Learning In The Development Of Small Group Experiences In The Rehabilitative Environment
Author(s) -
Genevieve Pinto Zipp,
Ashlesha Shah
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of college teaching and learning/journal of college teaching and learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2157-894X
pISSN - 1544-0389
DOI - 10.19030/tlc.v6i5.1143
Subject(s) - problem based learning , small group learning , promotion (chess) , curriculum , psychology , professional development , work (physics) , medical education , mathematics education , pedagogy , medicine , politics , political science , law , mechanical engineering , engineering
Purpose. Professional health science educational programs have utilized numerous learning strategies including journals, practice patterns, problem-based learning (PBL), case-studies, and hypothesis-oriented algorithm for clinicians (HOAC) (Shepard et al., 2002). While, these learning strategies have found a place in the health science educational curriculums they have not been utilized in the clinic with patients. This essay provides a brief overview on the tenets of small group work associated with PBL and offers insight into how small groups may be used in the clinic as a teaching strategy. Importance. While this essay does not offer data to support the use of small group work as a learning technique for the promotion of patient problem solving it does provide a medium for the exchange of ideas which may lead to future research in this area.