Group in-course assessment promotes cooperative learning and increases performance

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 224-233

  Pratten, Margaret K ^a   Merrick, Deborah ^a   Burr, Steven A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Cooperative learning; Gross anatomy education; Group assessment in anatomy; Medical education; Motivation; Performance; Quality of dissection; Team based assessment; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANATOMY; COOPERATION; CURRICULUM; DISSECTION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION STUDY; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANATOMY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; DISSECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 84899626463     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.1397     Document Type: Article

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