Rethinking the learning and evaluation environment of a veterinary course in gross anatomy: The implementation of an assessment and development center and an E-learning platform

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 537-543

  Van Ginneken, Christa J ^a   Vanthournout, Gert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISSECTION; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; UNITED STATES;

ANATOMY; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CADAVER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, VETERINARY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; LEARNING; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644783644     PISSN: 0748321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jvme.32.4.537     Document Type: Article

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