Collaborative testing as a learning strategy in nursing education: a review of the literature

Nursing Education Perspectives

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 171-175

  Sandahl, Sheryl S ^a  

^a School of Nursing   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Collaborativ Testing; Collaborative Learning; Group Testing; Nursing Education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATION; EDUCATION; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; THINKING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN; STUDENTS, NURSING; THINKING;

EID: 67650917093     PISSN: 15365026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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