Computer-based versus pen-and-paper testing: Students' perception

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 599-603

  Lim, Erle Chuen Hian ^a   Ong, Benjamin K C ^a   Wilder Smith, Einar P V ^a   Seet, Raymond C S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Clinical vignette; Examination; Modified essay; Survey

Indexed keywords

BODY POSITION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; ONLINE SYSTEM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER; EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTERS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33750728405     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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