The effects of class size and form of assessment on nursing students' performance, approaches to study and course perceptions

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 311-318

  Gibbs, Graham ^a   Lucas, Lisa ^b   Spouse, Jenny ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; HUMANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STUDENTS, NURSING;

EID: 0031204472     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0260-6917(97)80062-7     Document Type: Article

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