Postgrad Med J 2001;77:551
( August )
Book review
Teaching & Learning in Medical Education: How theory can inform practice.
Teaching & Learning in Medical Education: How theory can inform practice.
D M Kaufman, K V Mann, and P A Jennett. (Pp 40; £2
non-members, £10 members.) Association for the Study of Medical
Education, 2000. ISBN 0-9044-73279.****
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This is an up to date and succinct book outlining
six important theories of learning and discussing their implications
for practice in medical education. The book is clearly set out
and clearly written. It goes through the following education theories: adult learning principles, social cognitive theory, reflective practice, transformative learning, self directed learning, and experiential learning. Each of these theories is described clearly and
simply with references to the seminal publications in the area.
The implications of the theory for adult learning in medicine are
discussed and examples are given. For example, a discussion of
andragogy is followed by a set of principles that could be used as tips
for practitioners in medical education and then by a description of
a learning method currently used in undergraduate medical education
which relates to this theory. They have chosen problem based learning
to do this in this particular case. A lot of . . . [Full text of this article]
