Korean J Med Educ.  1998 Nov;10(2):309-321.

The Development and the Application of Problem-Based Learning Curriculum

• Kim S
• Yang EB
• Lee SK
• Kang HC
• Lee MS

Abstract

The study has its focus on the advanced thinking ability of the students such as thinking power, judgement and problem solving which are highly in demand today. The subject of the study were fifty-four freshmen from the department of medicine whom were in their second term. Five modules were developed and selected as the immune system according to the field of curriculum which the students were currently on. This was because the subject students were attending the study separately from the regular curriculum, imposing the least burden but showing the best efficiency of learning. The result of the study shows the students' attendance, problem understanding, preparation and learning as a group were very outstanding. In addition, the modules were a joint development by the professors in Clinical Medicine, understanding a strong liaison between Basic Science Medicine and Clinical Medicine. Based on these results, the development on the problem-based learning should continue and the switchover to a regular curriculum should also be examined in depth.

Keyword

Problem-Based Learning; Curriculum Development

MeSH Terms

Clinical Medicine
Curriculum*
Humans
Immune System
Joints
Learning
Problem Solving
Problem-Based Learning*
Thinking