The remediation challenge: Theoretical and methodological insights from a systematic review

Medical Education

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 242-251

  Cleland, Jennifer ^a   Leggett, Heather ^b   Sandars, John ^b   Costa, Manuel J ^c   Patel, Rakesh ^b,d   Moffat, Mandy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSUMER; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; STANDARD; TEACHING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; REMEDIAL TEACHING; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873605804     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/medu.12052     Document Type: Review

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