The development and assessment of an online microscopic anatomy laboratory course

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 246-256

  Barbeau, Michele L ^a   Johnson, Marjorie ^a   Gibson, Candace ^a   Rogers, Kem A ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Histology; Incoming grades; Microscopic anatomy education; Online education; Student outcomes; Virtual classroom; Virtual microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INCOMING GRADES; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY EDUCATION; MICROSCOPY; ONLINE EDUCATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; STUDENT OUTCOMES; TEACHING; TIME; VIDEOCONFERENCING; VIRTUAL CLASSROOM; VIRTUAL MICROSCOPY;

HISTOLOGY; INCOMING GRADES; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY EDUCATION; ONLINE EDUCATION; STUDENT OUTCOMES; VIRTUAL CLASSROOM; VIRTUAL MICROSCOPY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANATOMY; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; INTERNET; MICROSCOPY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOFTWARE; TEACHING; TIME FACTORS; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

EID: 84880046179     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.1347     Document Type: Article

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