What attributes guide best practice for effective feedback? A scoping review

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 383-401

  Ossenberg, Christine ^a   Henderson, Amanda ^a   Mitchell, Marion ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attributes; Best practice; Effective; Feedback; Scoping review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEARNING; PUBLICATION; RECIPIENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENT; MEDICAL PROFESSION; TEACHING; TIME FACTOR;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENVIRONMENT; FORMATIVE FEEDBACK; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; TEACHING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85054533589     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: 15731677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-018-9854-x     Document Type: Review

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