Progressive drawing: A novel "lid-opener" and "monotony-breaker"

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 326-329

  Nayak, Satheesha B ^a   Kodimajalu, Soumya ^b  

^a MELAKA MANIPAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MANIPAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Anatomy lecture; Anatomy teaching; Gross anatomy; India; Innovative teaching; Lid opener; Monotony breaker; Progressive drawing; Undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; INDIA; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING;

ANATOMY; ATTENTION; COMPREHENSION; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INDIA; LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING;

EID: 78649625079     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.172     Document Type: Article

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