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Thinking differently – Students’ cognitive processes when answering two different formats of written question

Amir H. Sama Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9599-9069View further author information
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Rebecca Wilsona Imperial College School of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UKView further author information
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Rachel Westacottb College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UKView further author information
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Mark Gurnellc Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge and NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5745-6832View further author information
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Colin Melvilled School of Medical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UKView further author information
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Celia A. Browne Division of Health Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1278-1285 | Published online: 14 Jun 2021

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