The value of a questionnaire in assessing the acquisition and retention of basic science knowledge by dental students

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-9

  Last, K S ^a   Appleton, J ^a   Ferguson, D B ^b   Stevenson, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquisition; Basic science knowledge; Dental students; Questionnaires in assessments; Retention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCIENCE; VALIDATION STUDY;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCIENCE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 84890882501     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0579.2000.040102.x     Document Type: Article

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