Team-based learning in the gross anatomy laboratory improves academic performance and students' attitudes toward teamwork

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 95-103

  Huitt, Tiffany W ^a   Killins, Anita ^a,b   Brooks, William S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b HARDING UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy grades; Cooperative learning; Dissection teams; Doctor of Physical Therapy education; Gross anatomy education; Laboratory dissection; TBL; Team based learning; Teamwork

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ATTITUDE; CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK; CURRICULUM; DISSECTION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION STUDY; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LABORATORY; LEARNING; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; TEACHING;

ANATOMY; ATTITUDE; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; DISSECTION; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FORMATIVE FEEDBACK; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LABORATORIES; LEARNING; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TEACHING;

EID: 84923673967     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.1460     Document Type: Article

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