Empirical evidence of the effectiveness of concept mapping as a learning intervention for nuclear medicine technology students in a distance learning radiation protection and biology course

Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 284-289

  Passmore, Gregory G ^a   Owen, Mary Anne ^a   Prabakaran, Krishnan ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept map; Distance learning; Nuclear medicine technology; Online education; Radiation protection; Radiobiology instruction

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CONCEPT MAPPING; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING STYLE; LEARNING THEORY; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY STUDENT; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PARAMEDICAL STUDENT; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOBIOLOGY; TELEPHONE;

CONCEPT FORMATION; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GEORGIA; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOBIOLOGY; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

EID: 84855612645     PISSN: 00914916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2967/jnmt.111.093062     Document Type: Article

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