Repositioning assessment: Giving students the 'choice' of assessment methods

Nurse Education in Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-148

  Garside, Joanne ^a   Nhemachena, Jean Z Z ^a   Williams, Julie ^a   Topping, Annie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Choice; Learning styles

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EDUCATION, NURSING, DIPLOMA PROGRAMS; EDUCATION, NURSING, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY, NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH;

EID: 61449255354     PISSN: 14715953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nepr.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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