Learning Benefits of On-Line Spaced Education Persist for 2 Years

Journal of Urology

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2671-2673

  Kerfoot, B Price ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

education; educational technology; internship and residency; medical; retention (psychology); urology

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; E-MAIL; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; EFFECT SIZE; GENDER; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SELF EVALUATION; UROLOGY;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ELECTRONIC MAIL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TIME FACTORS; UROLOGY;

EID: 67349279251     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.02.024     Document Type: Article

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