The use of the nominal group technique as an evaluative tool in medical undergraduate education

Medical Education

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 8-13

  Lloyd Jones, G ^a   Fowell, S ^a   Bligh, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education, medical, undergraduate; Focus groups; Great Britain; Group structure; Self evaluation programmes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; GROUP STRUCTURE; HUMANS; SELF-EVALUATION PROGRAMS;

EID: 0032945566     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.1999.00288.x     Document Type: Article

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