Borderline competence - From a complexity perspective: Conceptualization and implementation for certifying examinations

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 867-872

  Sturmberg, Joachim P ^a,b,c   Hinchy, John ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL AUSTRALIAN COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (Australia)

Author keywords

assessment; borderline performance; competence; complexity; cusp catastrophe model; non linear dynamics

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; COMPENSATION; COMPETENCE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORK CAPACITY;

CERTIFICATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; HUMANS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 77954648283     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2010.01501.x     Document Type: Review

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