Assessment of progress tests

Medical Education

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 221-227

  McHarg, Jane ^a   Bradley, Paul ^a   Chamberlain, Suzanne ^a   Ricketts, Chris ^a   Searle, Judy ^a   McLachlan, John C ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical competence *standards; Curriculum standards; Education, medical, undergraduate *methods; Educational measurement *methods; Reproducibility of results; Students, medical *psychology

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; JOB PERFORMANCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; OBSERVATION; PROGRESS TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 14044268755     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2004.02060.x     Document Type: Review

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