Instructional multimedia program versus standard lecture: A comparison of two methods for teaching the undergraduate orthodontic curriculum

European Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-46

  Aly, M ^a   Elen, J ^a   Willems, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Computer assisted learning; Evaluation; Multimedia applications; Orthodontics; Self directed learning

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; CURRICULUM; DENTAL EDUCATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMEDIA; ORTHODONTICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; TEACHING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, DENTAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MULTIMEDIA; ORTHODONTICS; PROBLEM SOLVING; TEACHING;

EID: 1542320028     PISSN: 13965883     EISSN: 16000579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0579.2004.00315.x     Document Type: Article

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