1. Editorial – What's the Active Ingredient in Active Learning?

   • Geoff Norman

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 1 - 3

2. Swedish Medical Students' Views of the Changing Professional Role of Medical Doctors and the Organisation of Health Care

   • Inger Holmström
   • Margareta A. Sanner

   OriginalPaper Pages: 5 - 14

3. A Controlled Trial of Active Versus Passive Learning Strategies in a Large Group Setting

   • Paul Haidet
   • Robert O. Morgan
   • Boyd F. Richards

   OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 27

4. Detecting Score Drift in a High-Stakes Performance-Based Assessment

   • Danette W. McKinley
   • John R. Boulet

   OriginalPaper Pages: 29 - 38

5. Using a Longitudinal Database to Assess the Validity of Preceptors' Ratings of Clerkship Performance

   • Kristi J. Ferguson
   • Clarence D. Kreiter

   OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 46

6. Assessing the Written Communication Skills of Medical School Graduates

   • John R. Boulet
   • Thomas A. Rebbecchi
   • Gerald P. Whelan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 47 - 60

7. Self-Directed Learning and Student Pragmatism

   • Gaynor Lloyd-Jones
   • Tony Hak

   OriginalPaper Pages: 61 - 73

8. Back to the Future

   • Marcel D'Eon

   OriginalPaper Pages: 75 - 77