Evaluation of small-group teaching in human gross anatomy in a Caribbean medical school

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-22

  Chan, Lap Ki ^a,b   Ganguly, Pallab K ^a  

^a St Matthew's University   (Cayman Islands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anatomy teaching; Educational methodology; Interpersonal and communication skills

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CAYMAN ISLANDS; COMMUNICATION SKILL; GROSS ANATOMY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHER; TEACHING;

ANATOMY; COMPREHENSION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; WEST INDIES;

EID: 49649117165     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.8     Document Type: Article

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