Open Access Article

A Tutorial Programme to Enhance Psychiatry Learning Processes within a PBL-Based Course

by Sean Hood, School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, The University of Western Australia
Elaine Chapman, Graduate School of Education, The University of Western Australia

Published in: Education Research and Perspectives, Volume 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 69-86;
DOI: 10.70953/ERPv38.11011

Abstract

This paper describes a tutorial programme developed at the University of Western Australia (UWA) to enhance medical students’ learning processes within problem-based learning contexts. The programme encourages students to use more effective learning approaches by scaffolding the development of effective problem-solving strategies, and by reducing examination anxiety. The programme adds to a growing body of work on methods to augment problem-based teaching practices in psychiatry education.