Student perceptions and use of an assessment rubric for a group concept map in physiology

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-54

  Moni, Roger W ^a   Moni, Karen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment criteria; Concept mapping; Dentistry; Group work; Observations

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749089957     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00030.2007     Document Type: Article

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