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Problem-based Learning

Problem-based learning is a pedagogical approach in which students acquire knowledge and develop competencies through self-directed, collaborative investigation of authentic clinical problems under facilitator guidance rather than traditional instruction.

7.8K

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396.9K

Citations

17.4K

Authors

3.6K

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2017–2026

2.6K

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Publications

7.8K

Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching

Paul A. Kirschner, John Sweller, Richard E. Clark · Educational Psychologist · 2006 · 6.7K citations · Full text

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Problem-Based Learning: What and How Do Students Learn?

Cindy E. Hmelo‐Silver · Educational Psychology Review · 2004 · 5K citations

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Problem Based Learning: An instructional model and its constructivist framework

John Savery, Thomas M. Duffy · 1995 · 2.9K citations

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Overview of Problem-based Learning: Definitions and Distinctions

John Savery · Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning · 2006 · 2.6K citations · Full text

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Scaffolding and Achievement in Problem-Based and Inquiry Learning: A Response to Kirschner, Sweller, and Clark (2006)

Cindy E. Hmelo‐Silver, Ravit Golan Duncan, Clark A. Chinn · Educational Psychologist · 2007 · 2.5K citations

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Authors

17.4K

  1. HG
    Henk G. Schmidt

    Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

    63 publications · 9.8K citations

    40

    h-index

  2. CV
    Cees van der Vleuten

    Maastricht University, Netherlands

    47 publications · 4.1K citations

    33

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  3. DD
    Diana Dolmans

    Maastricht University, Netherlands

    39 publications · 2.9K citations

    30

    h-index

  4. SM
    Sofie M. M. Loyens

    Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

    24 publications · 2.5K citations

    20

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  5. CE
    Cindy E. Hmelo‐Silver

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    28 publications · 9.8K citations

    20

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Institutions

3.6K

  1. Maastricht University

    Maastricht, The Netherlands

    55 h-index

    288 publications

    28.1K citations

  2. Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    43 h-index

    164 publications

    14.5K citations

  3. McMaster University

    Hamilton, Canada

    38 h-index

    190 publications

    10.4K citations

  4. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    34 h-index

    100 publications

    14K citations

  5. State University of Malang

    Malang, Indonesia

    33 h-index

    289 publications

    10.8K citations

  6. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    31 h-index

    115 publications

    6.4K citations

  7. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    29 h-index

    114 publications

    7.1K citations

  8. Linköping University

    Linköping, Sweden

    27 h-index

    106 publications

    5.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Medical Education

    246 publications · 23.2K citations

    76

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  2. Medical Teacher

    186 publications · 10K citations

    55

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  3. Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning

    109 publications · 12.7K citations

    50

    h-index

  4. BMC Medical Education

    124 publications · 6.7K citations

    48

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  5. Academic Medicine

    110 publications · 8.7K citations

    47

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See also

Problem-based Learning

Core Methods

Learning Outcomes

Facilitator Roles

Assessment

Implementation Contexts