Threshold concepts in dental education

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 210-215

  Kinchin, I M ^a   Cabot, L B ^b   Kobus, M ^b   Woolford, M ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concept mapping; Knowledge structures; Visualisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CURRICULUM; DENTAL EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; TEACHING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; TEACHING;

EID: 80053938420     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2010.00660.x     Document Type: Article

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