Integrated online formative assessments in the biomedical sciences for medical students: Benefits for learning

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Velan, Gary M ^a   Jones, Philip ^a   McNeil, H Patrick ^b   Kumar, Rakesh K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICINE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERCEPTION; PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TEACHING;

ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEARNING; NEW SOUTH WALES; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF-EVALUATION PROGRAMS; SOFTWARE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 58149299776     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-8-52     Document Type: Article

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