The effect of commercial coaching on selection test performance

Medical Teacher

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 295-300

  Griffin, Barbara ^a   Carless, Sally ^b   Wilson, Ian ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; COLLEGE ADMISSION TEST; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA; STUDENTS;

EID: 84876392084     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2012.746451     Document Type: Article

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