Myth busting: An examination of teachers' beliefs about first-year medical students. how well do teachers know their students?

Innovations in Education and Teaching International

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-154

  Popovic, Celia ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medical students; Performance; Teacher expectations; Undergraduates

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952488668     PISSN: 14703297     EISSN: 14703300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14703291003718885     Document Type: Article

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