The effectiveness of academic admission interviews: An exploratory meta-analysis

Medical Teacher

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 335-340

  Goho, James ^a   Blackman, Ashley ^a  

^a Red River College   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREDICTION; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA;

EID: 33745537589     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590600603418     Document Type: Article

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