Predicting student performance in preclinical technique courses using the theory of ability determinants of skilled performance

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 721-727

  Gray, Sarah A ^a   Deem, Lisa P ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive abilities; Dental Admission Test as a performance predictor; Skill acquisition

Indexed keywords

DENTAL EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PRECLINICAL STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; SKILL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STUDENT; TOOTH; ACHIEVEMENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APTITUDE; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; FORECASTING; LEARNING; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PERCEPTION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ACHIEVEMENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; APTITUDE; APTITUDE TESTS; ATTENTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LEARNING; MOTOR SKILLS; PERCEPTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 0036593531     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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