Small group learning: Effect on item analysis and accuracy of self-assessment of medical students

Education for Health: Change in Learning and Practice

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 16-21

  Biswas, Shubho Subrata ^a   Jain, Vaishali ^a   Agrawal, Vandana ^a   Bindra, Maninder ^a  

^a Medicine LNMC   (India)

Author keywords

Difficulty index; Discriminatory index; Objective assessment; Self assessment; Small group learning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938527346     PISSN: 13576283     EISSN: 14695804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1357-6283.161836     Document Type: Article

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