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Fostering Integrative Problem Solving in Biomedical Engineering: The PBL Approach

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  1. PBL has been fully implemented in engineering classes at Aalborg University in Denmark for more than 30 years and at Twente University in the Netherlands for more than 10 years.

  2. So far, in these assignments we have not addressed differing learning styles or personality profiles as measured by Myers-Briggs or other instruments.

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Newstetter, W.C. Fostering Integrative Problem Solving in Biomedical Engineering: The PBL Approach. Ann Biomed Eng 34, 217–225 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-005-9034-z

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