The influence of context on students' approaches to learning: A case study

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 150-156

  Kieser, Jules ^a   Herbison, P ^a   Harland, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Approaches; Conceptions; Student learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TEACHING;

ATTITUDE; BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TEACHING;

EID: 32944464568     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2005.00383.x     Document Type: Article

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