Self-directed learning in problem-based health sciences education

PURPOSE: To determine the amounts of time that physiotherapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) students in problem-based curricula spent in non-scheduled and scheduled educational activities, and to determine whether the students increased or decreased the time spent in educational activities as they progressed through the curricula. METHOD: The participants were the 29 PT and 29 OT students in the classes of 1992 in the two-year problem-based …