Medical students’ assessment preferences at King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

Advances in Medical Education and Practice

Volumn 2, Issue , 2011, Pages 95-103

  Amin, Tarek Tawfik ^a   Kaliyadan, Feroze ^b   Al Muhaidib, Nouria Saab ^c  

^a Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Egypt)

^b Dermatology Section   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Essay; Exams; Medical students; Multiple choices

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884140832     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11797258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/AMEP.S12950     Document Type: Article

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