The "problem" learner: Whose problem is it? AMEE Guide No. 76

Medical Teacher

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Steinert, Yvonne ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COOPERATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; TEACHING;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEARNING; LEARNING DISORDERS; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 84876368155     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2013.774082     Document Type: Article

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