More technology, better learning resources, better learning? Lessons from adopting virtual microscopy in undergraduate medical education

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 73-80

  Helle, Laura ^a   Nivala, Markus ^a   Kronqvist, Pauliina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Computer supported learning; Histology education; Medical education; Teaching of histology; Technology adoption; Virtual microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPREHENSION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HISTOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEARNING; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84875054410     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.1302     Document Type: Article

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