Team-based learning in anatomy: An efficient, effective, and economical strategy

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 333-339

  Vasan, Nagaswami S ^a   Defouw, David O ^a   Compton, Scott ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Economical strategy; Gross anatomy teaching; Medical education; Students performance; Team based learning

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PEER GROUP; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ANATOMY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NEW JERSEY; PEER GROUP; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TEACHING;

EID: 80755142707     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.257     Document Type: Article

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