Applying global frameworks to assessment in medical education: An example of a nationally produced curriculum for cancer education

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 285-289

  Starmer, Darren L ^a   Chapman, Elaine ^a   Millward, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Curricula; Generality; Item development; Operationalization; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; STANDARD;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL;

EID: 77957922749     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: 15430154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-010-0096-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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