Motivation To Commit Oneself as a Determinant of Achievement in Problem-Based Learning / Henk J. M. van Berkel and Henk G. Schmidt.

Problem-based learning is an approach to professional education that stresses the use of real life problems in education. This paper focuses attention to the commitment of students to engage in the problem-based learning process. Subjects, approximately 1,300 undergraduates in a health sciences curr...

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Main Authors: van Berkel, Henk J. M.
Schmidt, Henk G. (Author)
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1999.
Subjects:
Academic Achievement.
Foreign Countries.
Health Services.
Higher Education.
Problem Based Learning.
Student Attitudes.
Student Motivation.
Undergraduate Students.
Commitment
Reports, Research.
Speeches/Meeting Papers.
Genre:
Reports, Research.
Speeches/Meeting Papers.
Physical Description:26 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
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Summary:
Problem-based learning is an approach to professional education that stresses the use of real life problems in education. This paper focuses attention to the commitment of students to engage in the problem-based learning process. Subjects, approximately 1,300 undergraduates in a health sciences curriculum, completed a questionnaire covering various dimensions of problem based learning. In addition to commitment, these variables were investigated: (1) group functioning; (2) tutor functioning; (3) prior knowledge; (4) the quality of instructional materials; (5) time spent on study; (6) achievement; and (7) increased interest. As was hypothesized, commitment was found to be a potent determinant of achievement, representing one of the strongest relationships in the model. (Contains 1 figure, 3 tables, and 21 references.) (Author/SLD)
Note:ERIC Note: Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Montreal, Quebec, Canada, April 19-23, 1999).
Microform.
Call Number:ED442852 Microfiche
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