The Design and Program Evaluation of a Distributed PBL Curriculum for Training Family Doctors in Brazil

Autor/inn/en	Tomaz, Jose B. C.; van der Molen, Henk T.; Mamede, Silvia
Titel	The Design and Program Evaluation of a Distributed PBL Curriculum for Training Family Doctors in Brazil
Quelle	In: European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 16 (2013) 1, S.11-26 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1027-5207
Schlagwörter	Problem Based Learning; Foreign Countries; Family Practice (Medicine); Web Based Instruction; Educational Technology; Professional Continuing Education; Competence; Online Courses; Distance Education; Curriculum Design; Dementia; Public Health; Questionnaires; Group Discussion; Brazil + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Ausland; Web Based Training; Unterrichtsmedien; Berufsfeldbezogener Unterricht; Weiterbildung; Kompetenz; Online course; Online-Kurs; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Lehrplangestaltung; Demenz; Gesundheitswesen; Fragebogen; Gruppendiskussion; Brasilien
Abstract	Over the past decade Problem-based Learning (PBL) and distance education have been combined as educational approaches in higher education. This combination has been called distributed PBL (dPBL). However, more research is needed to obtain more evidence and deeper insight in how to design and implement dPBL. The present study aims at describing the design and the evaluation results of a competence-based, problem-based, web-based curriculum for training family doctors in Brazil. It focuses on a post graduate course "Clinical approaches for elderly people with dementia" offered by the School of Public Health of Ceara, Brazil. The course is 120 hours long and is available through the Learning Management System Moodle. It was offered to two classes of 30 participants. A self-administered questionnaire with closed and open questions was filled in by the participants of the two classes. The questions included various aspects such as the quality of teaching materials, the adequacy of the chosen educational approach, the technologies used for information and communication technology, the performance of the tutors and the satisfaction of participants. In general, the results indicated that the competence-based approach for curriculum design was adequate for our proposal and the course was highly rated by respondents. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10