The mechanism of impact of summative assessment on medical students' learning

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 695-715

  Cilliers, Francois J ^a   Schuwirth, Lambert W ^b   Adendorff, Hanelie J ^a   Herman, Nicoline ^a   van der Vleuten, Cees P ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assessment; Determinants of action; Learning; Mechanism of impact

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; TEACHING;

COGNITION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING;

EID: 78649904322     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-010-9232-9     Document Type: Article

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