Virtual reality and brain anatomy: A randomised trial of e-learning instructional designs

Medical Education

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 495-501

  Levinson, Anthony J ^a,c   Weaver, Bruce ^b   Garside, Sarah ^a   McGinn, Holly ^a   Norman, Geoffrey R ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain *anatomy; Computer assisted instruction; Distance; Education; Humans; Neurology *education; Randomized controlled trial; Teaching *methods

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NORMAL HUMAN; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT; VIRTUAL REALITY;

BRAIN; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; NEUROLOGY; ONTARIO; PSYCHOLOGY; TEACHING;

EID: 34247389749     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2929.2006.02694.x     Document Type: Article

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