Development of a visual analogue scale to measure curriculum outcomes

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 209-213

  Foley, Diana K ^a  

^a Mountain State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOMETRY; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; STANDARD; THINKING; VALIDATION STUDY;

COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; DISSERTATIONS, ACADEMIC AS TOPIC; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; THINKING;

EID: 45549093029     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20080501-04     Document Type: Article

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