Deep dissection: Motivating students beyond rote learning in veterinary anatomy

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 266-271

  Cake, Martin A ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; DISSECTION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STUDENT; TEACHING;

ANATOMY; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, VETERINARY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MOTIVATION; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 33747471097     PISSN: 0748321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jvme.33.2.266     Document Type: Review

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