Progress testing with short answer questions

Medical Teacher

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 578-582

  Rademakers, J ^a   Ten Cate, Th J ^a   Bar P R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EXAMINATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NETHERLANDS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 24744436370     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590500062749     Document Type: Article

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