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The Medical School Learning Environment Survey: an examination of its factor structure and relationship to student performance and satisfaction

Authors: Shayna Rusticus, Anne Worthington, Derek Wilson, Karen Joughin

Published in: Learning Environments Research | Issue 3/2014

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The Medical School Learning Environment Survey (MSLES) was used with a sample of 311 undergraduate medical students in British Columbia, Canada, to assess the seven scales of Medical Breadth of Interest, Personal Breadth of Interest, Emotional Climate, Flexibility, Meaningful Learning Experience, Organization, Nurturance and Student–Student Interaction. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to support the validity of the MSLES when used with this sample.

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Title: The Medical School Learning Environment Survey: an examination of its factor structure and relationship to student performance and satisfaction
Authors: Shayna Rusticus
Anne Worthington
Derek Wilson
Karen Joughin
Publication date: 01-10-2014
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Learning Environments Research / Issue 3/2014
Print ISSN: 1387-1579
Electronic ISSN: 1573-1855
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10984-014-9167-9

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