Effects of a metacognitive intervention on students' approaches to learning and self-efficacy in a first year medical course

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 213-232

  Papinczak, Tracey ^a   Young, Louise ^a   Groves, Michele ^b   Haynes, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Metacognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; COGNITION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 42149163417     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-006-9036-0     Document Type: Article

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