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Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 1 September 1997Open access

Laure Veet, Judy A. Shea, Jack Ende

DOI10.1046/j.1525-1497.1997.07115.x

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TL;DR

This monograph presents a meta-analyses of the determinants of student achievement in eight subjects related to instruction, evaluation, and curriculum at four different levels of proficiency: A, B, C, and D.

Abstract

JGIM would like to receive more manuscripts with an educational focus that convey important and useful information to its readers. TheJournal is committed to education scholarship and to keeping its readers informed in areas related to instruction, evaluation, and curriculum. The education manuscripts theJournal receives now are variable in quality;JGIM readers deserve more. The editors welcome your comments and your manuscripts.

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