Student self-assessment and its impact on learning - A pilot study

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 333-340

  Dearnley, Christine A ^a   Meddings, Fiona S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enhancing learning; Student self assessment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD; THINKING;

ANXIETY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FACULTY, NURSING; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MOTIVATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PILOT PROJECTS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS, NURSING; THINKING;

EID: 34147117236     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2006.05.014     Document Type: Article

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