The relationships between learning outcomes and methods of teaching anatomy as perceived by professional anatomists

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 182-189

  Patel, K M ^a   Moxham, Bernard J ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomists; Course aims; Teaching methods

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE BASE; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHING;

ANATOMY; CADAVER; COMPREHENSION; CURRICULUM; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EUROPE; HUMANS; LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING;

EID: 40549121246     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20584     Document Type: Article

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