Expert validation of fit-for-purpose guidelines for designing programmes of assessment

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Dijkstra, Joost ^a   Galbraith, Robert ^b   Hodges, Brian D ^c   McAvoy, Pauline A ^d   McCrorie, Peter ^e   Southgate, Lesley J ^e   Van Der Vleuten, Cees Pm ^a   Wass, Val ^f   Schuwirth, Lambert Wt ^a,g  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b National Board of Medical Examiners   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d National Clinical Assessment Service   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84862200425     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-12-20     Document Type: Article

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