Small group effectiveness in a Caribbean medical school's problem-based learning sessions.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The Tutorial Group Effectiveness Instrument was developed to provide objective information on the effectiveness of small groups. Student perception of small group effectiveness during the problem base learning (PBL) process has not been previously studied in Xavier University School of Medicine (Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands); hence, the present study was carried out.

Methods

The study was conducted among second and third semester undergraduate medical students during the last week of September 2013, at Xavier University School of Medicine of the Netherlands. Students were informed about the objectives of the study and invited to participate after obtaining written, informed consent. Demographic information like gender, age, nationality, and whether the responden

SUBMITTER: Shankar PR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3992470 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature