Does awarding a medical degree with honours act as a motivator or demotivator to student learning?

Medical Education

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 566-571

  O'Neill, Paul ^a   Baxter, Chloë Maryse ^a   Morris, Julie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education, medical undergraduates; Educational measurement; England; Medical students, motivation; Psychology

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 0032841101     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1999.00369.x     Document Type: Article

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