Facilitating the Learning Process: A Pilot Study of Collaborative Testing Vs Individualistic Testing in the Chiropractic College Setting

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 308-312

  Meseke, Jamie K ^a   Nafziger, Rita ^b   Meseke, Christopher A ^c  

^a CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PALMER COLLEGE OF CHIROPRACTIC   (United States)

^c Academic Affairs   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Decision Making; Educational Assessment; Group Process; Teaching Methods

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; CHIROPRACTIC EDUCATION; CHIROPRACTIC STUDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLLEGE; CRITICAL THINKING; DECISION MAKING; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL CAPACITY; PILOT STUDY; SCHOOL;

CHIROPRACTIC; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ETHICS COMMITTEES, RESEARCH; HUMANS; LEARNING; PILOT PROJECTS; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 43449118965     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2008.03.007     Document Type: Article

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