Participation in asynchronous online discussion forums does improve student learning of gross anatomy

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 71-76

  Green, Rodney A ^a   Farchione, Davide ^a   Hughes, Diane L ^a   Chan, Siew Pang ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asynchronous discussion; Blended learning; E learning; Gross anatomy education; Learning outcomes; Undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; ASYNCHRONOUS DISCUSSION; BLENDED LEARNING; CURRICULUM; E-LEARNING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GROSS ANATOMY EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING; LEARNING OUTCOMES; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; TEACHING; UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION;

ASYNCHRONOUS DISCUSSION; BLENDED LEARNING; E-LEARNING; GROSS ANATOMY EDUCATION; LEARNING OUTCOMES; UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION;

ANATOMY; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEARNING; STUDENTS;

EID: 84891355030     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.1376     Document Type: Article

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