Lennon A M, Anderson P F, McDonald J L, Stookey G K
Department of Preventive Dentistry, Indiana University School of Dentistry Oral Health Research Institute, Indianapolis 46202, USA.
J Dent Educ. 2001 Nov;65(11):1219-24.
A major curriculum revision involving the utilization of problem-based learning was implemented at Indiana University School of Dentistry in the summer of 1997. Two of the main goals of this new student-centered curriculum were to promote critical thinking skills and to encourage a desire for lifelong learning, both of which were anticipated to increase student use of the library. This study examined circulation at the library for three years immediately prior to, and for three years immediately following, the curricular change. Results show that library circulation has increased significantly since the pedagogical change. This suggests that students in the new curriculum place more emphasis on the library as a learning resource than did their traditional curriculum counterparts.
1997年夏天，印第安纳大学牙科学院实施了一项重大的课程修订，其中涉及基于问题的学习方法的运用。这一以学生为中心的新课程的两个主要目标是培养批判性思维能力和激发终身学习的愿望，预计这两个目标都将增加学生对图书馆的使用。本研究考察了课程改革前三年和改革后三年图书馆的流通量。结果表明，自教学方法改变以来，图书馆的流通量显著增加。这表明，新课程中的学生比传统课程中的学生更重视将图书馆作为学习资源。
