Research report: Learning styles of biomedical engineering students

Annals of Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1100-1106

  Dee, Kay C ^a   Nauman, Eric A ^a   Livesay, Glen A ^a   Rice, Janet ^b  

^a Tulane University   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Education; Index of learning styles

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

INDEX OF LEARNING STYLES; INTUTIVE INFORMATION; PROCESS INFORMATION; SENSORY INFORMATION;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036451418     PISSN: 00906964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1114/1.1512677     Document Type: Article

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