Open-book tests to complement assessment-programmes: Analysis of open and closed-book tests

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 263-273

  Heijne Penninga, M ^a   Kuks, J B M ^a   Schonrock Adema J ^a   Snijders, T A B ^b   Cohen Schotanus, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment; Competency based education; Educational; Learning; Open book tests

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

COHORT STUDIES; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 51049108555     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-006-9038-y     Document Type: Article

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