A comparison of an interactive computer-based method with a conventional reading approach for learning pelvic anatomy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1438-1443

  Corton, Marlene M ^a   McIntire, Don D ^a   Wai, Clifford Y ^a   Ling, Frank W ^b   Wendel Jr , George D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer based education; Interactive teaching; Pelvic anatomy

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEDICAL STUDENT; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; READING; RESIDENT; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TRAINING;

ANATOMY; CD-ROM; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LEARNING; PELVIS; READING; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); TEACHING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33750295397     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.06.076     Document Type: Article

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