Impact of the transition from a conventional to an integrated contextual medical curriculum on students' learning patterns: A longitudinal study

Medical Teacher

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 433-441

  Van Der Veken, J ^a   Valcke, M ^a   De Maeseneer, J ^a   Derese, A ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE CONTENT; CRITICAL THINKING; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION PROGRAM; KNOWLEDGE; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; LEARNING STYLE; LEARNING THEORY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; POST HOC ANALYSIS; VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70849091217     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590802141159     Document Type: Article

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