Is there a link between writing ability, drawing aptitude and manual skills of dental students?

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 69-73

  Gillet, Dominique ^a   Quinton, André ^a   Jeannel, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Dental education; Drawing tests; Intellectual ability; Manual competence; Writing tests

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APTITUDE; ART; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITION; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; FORECASTING; FRANCE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; THINKING; WRITING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APTITUDE; ART; COGNITION; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FORECASTING; FRANCE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MEMORY; MOTOR SKILLS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STUDENTS, DENTAL; THINKING; WRITING;

EID: 0036584578     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0579.2002.60205.x     Document Type: Article

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