The use of electronic media to develop transferable skills in science students studying anatomy

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 125-131

  Choudhury, Bipasha ^a   Gouldsborough, Ingrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anatomical research; Chat rooms; Discussion boards; E learning; Gross anatomy education; Online peer assessment; Undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; TEACHING; THINKING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY;

ANATOMY; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEADERSHIP; LEARNING; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; TEACHING; THINKING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84860543973     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.1259     Document Type: Article

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