Impact of student choice on academic performance: Cross-sectional and longitudinal observations of a student cohort

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Murphy, Michael J ^a,c   Seneviratne, Rohini Dea ^a   Cochrane, Lynda ^b   Davis, Margery H ^a   Mires, Gary J ^a  

^a Medical Education Institute   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873959616     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-13-26     Document Type: Article

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