Not knowing that they do not know: Self-assessment accuracy of third-year medical students: Standards and assessment

Medical Education

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 173-179

  Langendyk, Vicki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

*Students, medical; Clinical competence *standards; Education, medical, undergraduate *methods; Educational measurement *methods; Evaluation studies (publication type); Self assessment; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL STUDENT; SELF EVALUATION; UNIVERSITY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; NEW SOUTH WALES; PEER REVIEW; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33645227272     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2005.02372.x     Document Type: Article

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