What is competence?

Medical Teacher

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-18

  Hager, Paul ^a   Gonczi, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; LOGIC; MEDICAL EDUCATION; STANDARD; TRAINING;

EID: 0029925947     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01421599609040255     Document Type: Article

References (8)

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3. GONCZI, A., HAGER, P. & ATHANASOU, J. (1993) The Development of Competence-Based Assessment Strategies for the Professions, National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition Research Paper No. 8, Department of Employment, Education and Training (Canberra, Australian Government Publishing Service).
4. GONCZI, A., HAGER, P. & OLIVER, L. (1990) Establishing Competency-Based Standards in the Professions, Research Paper No. 1, National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition, DEET (Canberra, Australian Government Publishing Service).
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8. HAGER, P., GONCZI, A. & ATHANASOU, J. (1994) General issues about assessment of competence, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 19(1), pp. 3-16.