Twelve tips for computer-based assessment in medical education

Medical Teacher

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 673-678

  Hols Elders, Willie ^a   Bloemendaal, Peter ^b   Bos, Nynke ^c   Quaak, Martien ^a   Sijstermans, Roel ^c   Jong, Peter De ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; TEACHER;

COMPUTERS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; NETHERLANDS;

EID: 51649102850     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590802279595     Document Type: Article

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