The development of a scale to measure personal reflection in medical practice and education

Medical Teacher

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 177-182

  Aukes, Leo C ^a   Geertsma, Jelle ^a   Cohen Schotanus, Janke ^a   Zwierstra, Rein P ^a   Slaets, Joris P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTENT VALIDITY; CRITERION VARIABLE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GRONINGEN REFLECTION ABILITY SCALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERSONALITY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONALISM; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SCREENING TEST; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHER;

APTITUDE; COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EMPATHY; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; THINKING;

EID: 34547982940     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590701299272     Document Type: Article

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