In This Issue: September 2006

Commentary
Three blind mice-might make good reviewers Albanese
Morrison on Regehr and Bordage 2006-0204 Morrison
Journal Peer Review
To Blind or not to Blind? Regehr & Bordage
Assessment
Temporal and group-related trends in peer assessment amongst medical students Lurie et al
Assessment in the context of uncertainty: the effect of variability within the panel of reference Charlin et al
The usability of PDAs for assessment of practical performance Treadwell
Validity of portfolio assessment: which qualities determine ratings? Driessen
Developing teaching cases
A conceptual framework for developing teaching cases: A review and synthesis of literature across disciplines Kim et al
Foundation Programmes
Class half empty? Pre-registration house officer attendance at weekly teaching sessions implications for delivering the new Foundation Programme curriculum Higgins et al
Student study
Clinical clerkships: students can structure their own learning Smith & Morrison
Pre-registration house officers (PRHOs) give their views about studying under a reformed medical curriculum Watmough et al
Student learning
Validity of index of learning styles scores: multitrait-multimethod comparison with three cognitive/learning style instruments Cook & Smith
Disentangling clinical learning experiences: an exploratory study on the experience of internship Deketelaere et al
Learning approaches of undergraduates to physiology in an Indian medical school Abraham et al
Problem-based learning
Student perceptions about the characteristics of an effective discussion during the reporting phase in PBL Visschers-Pleijers et al
Correspondence
Problem-based learning education Stride
A perceived problem of gaining participation in postgraduate medical education research in N.H.S. Acute Trusts Mann
Let a thousand flowers bloom Walsh