Assessing the integration of audience response system technology in teaching of anatomical sciences

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 160-166

  Alexander, Cara J ^a   Crescini, Weronika M ^b   Juskewitch, Justin E ^a   Lachman, Nirusha ^a   Pawlina, Wojciech ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Audience response system (ARS); Formative feedback; Gross anatomy; Histology; Innovations; Interactive learning; Medical curriculum; Medical students; Technology

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CURRICULUM; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; INTERACTIVE VOICE RESPONSE SYSTEM; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; TEACHING; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN RELATION; PERCEPTION; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REINFORCEMENT;

ANATOMY; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PERCEPTION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 70350489123     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.99     Document Type: Article

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