Evaluation of the free, open source software WordPress as electronic portfolio system in undergraduate medical education

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Avila, Javier ^a   Sostmann, Kai ^a   Breckwoldt, Jan ^a   Peters, Harm ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electronic portfolio; ePortfolio; Medical education; Software; WordPress

Indexed keywords

BLOGGING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOFTWARE; STANDARDS;

BLOGGING; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNET; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SOFTWARE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84975865207     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12909-016-0678-1     Document Type: Article

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