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. 1996 Dec;16(6):403-6.
doi: 10.1016/s0260-6917(96)80045-1.

The changing roles of external examiners

K Hurst  1
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The changing roles of external examiners

K Hurst. Nurse Educ Today. 1996 Dec.

Abstract

The nature and purpose of external examining and the role of external examiners are briefly discussed. Questions posed in Professor Silver's recent inquiry into undergraduate and postgraduate examinations is explained. Some answers and issues surrounding the questions raised in the inquiry are discussed at length. Notably, the perilous state of the current examiner system and the pitfalls facing educational centres are explored in detail.

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