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Abstract This Critical Synthesis Package contains: (1) a Critical Analysis of the psychometric properties and the application to health science education of the short version of the Experiences of Teaching and Learning Questionnaire (ETLQ), and (2) a copy of the short version of the ETLQ and scoring instructions developed by Noel Entwistle, PhD. The short version of the ETLQ is a self-report instrument consisting of 49 items divided into five sections. The Approaches to Learning, and the Experiences of Teaching and Learning sections each contain 15 items. The Approaches to Learning section assesses use of a deep approach, a surface approach, monitoring studying and organized studying; while the Experiences of Teaching and Learning assesses six aspects of the experience of a particular course unit. The remaining sections are Demands Made by the Course Unit (10 items), What you Learned from this Course Unit (8 items), and How well You Have Done in the Course Unit (1 item). A five-point Likert scale is utilized for the first four sections, while a nine-point scale is used for the final section. The short version of this survey presented here demonstrates satisfactory internal consistency and satisfactory construct validity according to exploratory factor analyses of the first two sections of the questionnaire. Evidence has also been obtained of an association between students' perceptions of a course or program and their approaches to studying. The short version of the ETLQ can be recommended for use in health sciences education, provided that it is revalidated for use in each new context. An adaptation of the ETLQ can be recommended for evaluating entire programs of study.