Potential benefits of formative assessment in general practice education

Education for Primary Care

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 115-125

  Dixon, Hilton H ^a,b   Ecclestone, Kathryn ^b  

^a Surgery ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Feedback; General practice; General practice registrar; Vocational training

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; EXPERIENCE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENERAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOTIVATION; PEER REVIEW; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION; TRAINING; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 0037986391     PISSN: 14739879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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