Constructing multiple choice questions as a method for learning

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 604-608

  Palmer, Edward ^a   Devitt, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Educational measurement; Educational models; Medical students

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD;

AUSTRALIA; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33750683968     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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