Assessment of critical thinking in pharmacy students

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Cisneros, Robert M ^a  

^a Campbell University   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory (CCTDI); California Critical Thinking Skills Test (CCTST); Critical thinking; Curriculum

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; CRITICAL THINKING; CURRICULUM; PHARMACY STUDENT; SKILL RETENTION; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; THINKING;

ADULT; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650446367     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj730466     Document Type: Article

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