Evaluation of virtual microscopy in medical histology teaching

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 307-315

  Mione, Sylvia ^a   Valcke, Martin ^a   Cornelissen, Maria ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Histology education; Medical education; Microscopic anatomy education; Optical microscopy; Students' assessment; Undergraduate medical education; Virtual microscopy

Indexed keywords

BELGIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY EDUCATION; STUDENTS' ASSESSMENT; UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION; VIRTUAL MICROSCOPY;

BELGIUM; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

HISTOLOGY EDUCATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MICROSCOPIC ANATOMY EDUCATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; STUDENTS' ASSESSMENT; UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION; VIRTUAL MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84883555933     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.1353     Document Type: Article

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