Development and analysis of D-RECT, an instrument measuring residents' learning climate

Medical Teacher

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 820-827

  Boor, Klarke ^a   Van Der Vleuten, Cees ^b   Teunissen, Pim ^b,c   Scherpbier, Albert ^b   Scheele, Fedde ^a,c  

^a ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELPHI STUDY; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TEACHING; VALIDATION STUDY;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LEARNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NETHERLANDS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING;

EID: 80053268429     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2010.541533     Document Type: Review

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