Failing to fail: Clinicians' experience of assessing underperforming dental students

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 198-207

  Bush, H M ^a   Schreiber, R S ^b   Oliver, S J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Failing to fail; Grounded theory; Staff student relationships; Undergraduate dental students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT; DENTAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION; FAILING TO FAIL; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STAFF-STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS; UNDERGRADUATE DENTAL STUDENTS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ASSESSMENT; FAILING TO FAIL; GROUNDED THEORY; STAFF-STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS; UNDERGRADUATE DENTAL STUDENTS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNDERACHIEVEMENT;

EID: 84885803594     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eje.12036     Document Type: Article

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