Psychometric evaluation of the writing-to-learn attitude survey

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 458-465

  Schmidt, Lee A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ATTITUDE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; NURSING EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; WRITING;

EID: 14644440898     PISSN: 00223158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20041001-04     Document Type: Review

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