Teaching basic science to optimize transfer

Medical Teacher

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 807-811

  Norman, Geoff ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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Indexed keywords

CONCEPT FORMATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; REVIEW; SCIENCE; TEACHING;

CONCEPT FORMATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FACULTY, MEDICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; SCIENCE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 77957749026     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01421590903049814     Document Type: Article

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