Does practice make perfect? The effect of coaching and retesting on selection tests used for admission to an Australian medical school

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-

  Wong, Christopher X J ^a   Roberts Thomson, Ross L ^b  

^a Adelaide Medical Students' Society   (Australia)

^b Australian Medical Student's Association   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL ADMISSION; SOCIAL STATUS; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHING;

EID: 59349099142     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02296.x     Document Type: Letter

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