Translating evidence-based guidelines to improve feedback practices: The interACT case study

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Barton, Karen L ^a,b   Schofield, Susie J ^a   McAleer, Sean ^a   Ajjawi, Rola ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Action research; Assessment; Dialogue; Feedback; Higher education; Medical education; Online distance learning; Postgraduate; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK; EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCOTLAND; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARDS; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FORMATIVE FEEDBACK; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCOTLAND; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84957566064     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-016-0562-z     Document Type: Article

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