A model of the pre-assessment learning effects of summative assessment in medical education

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-53

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

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Determinants of action; Health sciences education; Higher education; Learning effects of assessment; Mechanism of impact; Medical education; Model; Pre assessment effects; Source of impact; Summative assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; SOUTH AFRICA;

BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84856727803     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-011-9292-5     Document Type: Article

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