Spaced education activates students in a theoretical radiological science course: A pilot study

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Nkenke, Emeka ^a   Vairaktaris, Elefterios ^b   Bauersachs, Anne ^a   Eitner, Stephan ^a   Budach, Alexander ^a   Knipfer, Christian ^a   Stelzle, Florian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

E mail; Face to face lecture; Learning style; Spaced education; Theoretical radiological science course

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEACHING; THEORETICAL MODEL; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, DENTAL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RADIOLOGY; STUDENTS, DENTAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861337516     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-12-32     Document Type: Article

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