Student self-assessment in dental hygiene education: A cornerstone of critical thinking and problem-solving

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1061-1072

  Mould, Michelle R ^a   Bray, Kimberly Krust ^b   Gadbury Amyot, Cynthia C ^b  

^a Chattanooga State Community College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical thinking; Dental education; Dental hygiene; Problem solving; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DENTAL ASSISTANT; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ACCREDITATION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; DENTAL HYGIENISTS; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SELF-EVALUATION PROGRAMS;

EID: 80051737616     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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