The influence of study methods and knowledge processing on academic success and long-term recall of anatomy learning by first-year veterinary students

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 68-74

  Ward, Peter J ^a   Walker, James J ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Anatomy; Education; Long term recall; Medical; Qualitative; Recall; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LEARNING; LEARNING STYLE; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECALL;

ACHIEVEMENT; ANATOMY; ANIMALS; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION, VETERINARY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MENTAL RECALL; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 57549105694     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.12     Document Type: Article

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