ERIC is a database for searching for articles on education. It covers all levels of education. The terms below will help isolate the articles pertaining to medical education.
Please note, that “medical” in ERIC tends to include nursing, medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry.
Terms for Medical Education:
Medical Education
Graduate Medical Education
Nursing Education
Allied Health Occupations Education
Clinical Experience
Clinical Teaching (Health Professions)
Problem Based Learning
Teaching Hospitals
Medical Schools
Medical Students
Medical School Faculty
Physicians
Nurses
Nurse Practitioners
Physician Assistants
Physical Therapists
Occupational Therapists
Allied Health Personnel
Medicine
Physical Therapy
Allied Health Occupations
Occupational Therapy
Commonly Searched Education Concepts:
These are just a selected list of concepts based on searches performed by librarians on medical education topics.
Curriculum
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Academic Standards |
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Course Evaluation |
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Curriculum |
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Curriculum Based Assessment |
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Curriculum Design |
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Curriculum Development |
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Curriculum Evaluation |
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Experiential Learning |
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Field Experience Programs |
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Hidden Curriculum |
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Internship Programs |
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Problem Solving |
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Program Evaluation |
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Active Learning |
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Adult Learning |
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Case Method (Teaching Technique) |
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Classroom Techniques |
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Cognitive Style |
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Computer Assisted Instruction |
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Computer Managed Instruction |
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Computer Uses in Education |
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Cooperative Learning |
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Courseware |
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Critical Thinking |
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Discovery Learning |
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Distance Education |
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Educational Innovation |
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Educational Media |
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Educational Media |
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Educational Media |
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Educational Methods |
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Educational Needs |
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Educational Practices |
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Educational Strategies |
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Educational Technology |
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Educational Trends |
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Hypermedia |
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Incidental Learning |
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Instruction |
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Instructional Materials |
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Integrated Learning Systems |
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Intentional Learning |
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Interactive Video |
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Learner Controlled Instruction |
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Lifelong Learning |
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Multimedia Instruction |
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Multimedia Materials |
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Nonprint Media |
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Nontraditional Education |
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Problem Solving |
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Programmed Instruction |
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Programmed Instructional Materials |
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Simulation |
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Teaching Methods |
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More Specific Terms |
More Generic Terms to possibly ‘AND’ with more specific concepts |
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Alternative Assessment |
Interrater Reliability |
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Competency Bases Education |
Reliability |
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Computer Assisted Testing |
Validity |
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Content Analysis |
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Content Validity |
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Criterion Referenced Tests |
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Culture Fair Tests |
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Distractors (Tests) |
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Educational Assessment |
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Educational Testing |
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Error of Measurement |
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Evaluation |
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Evaluation Criteria |
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Evaluation Methods |
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Evaluation Problems |
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Evaluation Utilization |
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Evaluators |
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Formative Evaluation |
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Guessing (Tests) |
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High Stakes Tests |
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Item Analysis |
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Item Banks |
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Item Bias |
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Licensing Examinations (Professions) |
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Minimum Competencies |
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Minimum Competency Testing |
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Objective Tests |
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Peer Evaluation |
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Performance Based Assessment |
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Performance Tests |
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Response Styles (Tests) |
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Self Evaluation (Groups) |
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Self Evaluation (Individuals) |
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Situational Tests |
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Student Evaluation |
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Summative Evaluation |
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Teacher Made Tests |
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Test Anxiety |
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Test Bias |
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Test Coaching |
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Test Construction |
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Test Content |
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Test Interpretation |
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Test Items |
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Test Length |
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Test Results |
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Test Reviews |
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Test Scores Decline |
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Test Use |
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Test Validity |
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Test Wiseness |
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Testing |
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Testing Problems |
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Tests |
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Work Sample Tests |