Development of knowledge tests for multi-disciplinary emergency training: A review and an example

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 123-133

  SOrensen J L ^a   Thellesen, L ^a   Strandbygaard, J ^a   Svendsen, K D ^b   Christensen, K B ^b   Johansen, M ^a   Langhoff Roos, P ^a   Ekelund, K ^a   Ottesen, B ^a   Van Der Vleuten, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONSULTATION; CONTENT VALIDITY; CRONBACH ALPHA COEFFICIENT; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY CARE; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; ITEM TOTAL CORRELATION; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MIDWIFE; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT; TRAINING; VALIDITY; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY; OBSTETRICS;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS;

EID: 84916239467     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aas.12428     Document Type: Article

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