Can knowledge tests and situational judgement tests predict selection centre performance?

Medical Education

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 777-784

  Ahmed, Haroon ^a   Rhydderch, Melody ^a   Matthews, Phil ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; KNOWLEDGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84864010803     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2012.04303.x     Document Type: Article

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