Context Problem‐based learning (PBL) is widely used in higher education. There is
evidence available that students and faculty are highly satisfied with PBL. Nevertheless, in …

… The contribution of Diana Dolmans to this paper is partly supported by the Limburg
University Fund SWOL, Maastricht University, the Netherlands. … Diana HJM Dolmans …

The tutor role in problem-based learning (PBL) has attracted the interest of many researchers
and has led to an abundance of studies. This article reports on major trends in studies …

In higher education, approaches to teaching are becoming more student-centred, which
demands different teaching competencies. Therefore, it is necessary to have an adequate …

Cases are the driving force behind students' independent study in problem-based learning.
Evidently, the nature of student learning in problem-based learning is to a large extent …

Students collaborating in small groups is a characteristic of problem-based learning (PBL)
that is receiving increased consideration in the literature. In this paper findings from studies in …

Introduction Problem‐based learning (PBL) has gained a foothold within many schools in
higher education as a response to the problems faced within traditional education. Discussion …

There is a growing belief that higher education institutions should nurture a ‘quality culture’
in which structural/managerial and cultural/psychological elements act in synergy to …

Objectives Research on tutoring in problem‐based learning has not focused so far on the
variation in tutoring and how this variation can be interpreted by conceptions about effective …

Learning in clinical practice can be characterised as situated learning because students
learn by performing tasks and solving problems in an environment that reflects the multiple …