Factors influencing student performance on the carpal bone test as a preliminary evaluation of anatomical knowledge retention

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 133-139

  Meyer, Amanda J ^a   Armson, Anthony ^a   Losco, C Dominique ^a   Losco, Barrett ^a   Walker, Bruce F ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anatomy curriculum; Anatomy knowledge retention; Chiropractic education; Gross anatomy education; Knowledge retrieval

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; AUSTRALIA; CARPAL BONE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHIROPRACTIC; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; PERCEPTION; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

ANATOMY; CARPAL BONES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHIROPRACTIC; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84923828279     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.1464     Document Type: Article

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