"Design-an-alien" exercises in histologic instruction: A means to promote conceptualization and critical thinking

Journal of Histotechnology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 76-79

  Ellis, Steven ^a   Marsh, Marlee ^a   McNutt Scott, Tamara ^a   Calcatera, Samantha ^a   Balsone, Nicole ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstraction; Critical thinking; Histology

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CRITICAL THINKING; DECISION MAKING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NONHUMAN; SKILL; STUDENT SATISFACTION;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; CEPHALOPODA;

EID: 78649921510     PISSN: 01478885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/his.2009.32.2.76     Document Type: Article

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