Accuracy of student self-assessment ability compared to their own performance in a problem-based learning medical program: A correlation study

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-27

  Tousignant, M ^a   Desmarchais, J E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

medicine; problem based learning; self assessment; self evaluation; self learning

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EXAMINATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERFORMANCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF EVALUATION; ADULT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING;

ADULT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; SELF-EVALUATION PROGRAMS;

EID: 0036359753     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014516206120     Document Type: Article

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