Design for learning: Deconstructing virtual patient activities

Medical Teacher

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 303-310

  Ellaway, Rachel H ^a   Davies, David ^b  

^a NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; TEACHING; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT SIMULATION; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79953679601     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2011.550969     Document Type: Article

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