Students' motives for using online formative assessments when preparing for summative assessments

Medical Teacher

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  De Kleijn, Renske A M ^a   Bouwmeester, Rianne A M ^b   Ritzen, Magda M J ^a   Ramaekers, Stephan P J ^a   Van Rijen, Harold V M ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b University Medical Center   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84888113810     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2013.826794     Document Type: Article

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