Implementation of an electronic objective structured clinical exam for assessing practical skills in pre-professional physiotherapy and occupational therapy programs: Examiner and course coordinator perspectives

Australasian Journal of Educational Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 152-166

  Snodgrass, Suzanne J ^a   Ashby, Samantha E ^a   Rivett, Darren A ^a   Russell, Trevor ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 84900411180     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14495554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14742/ajet.348     Document Type: Article

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