Contributors to Initial Success on the National Athletic Trainers' Association Board of Certification Examination as Perceived by Candidate Sponsors: A Delphi Study

Journal of Athletic Training

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 134-138

  Erickson, Mary Ann ^a   Martin, Malissa ^b  

^a FORT LEWIS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Certification examination; Delphi technique; Education; Examination success; Predictors of success; Testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347371853     PISSN: 10626050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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