The “flipped classroom” approach: Stimulating positive learning attitudes and improving mastery of histology among medical students

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 317-327

  Cheng, Xin ^a   Ka Ho Lee, Kenneth ^b   Chang, Eric Y ^c,d   Yang, Xuesong ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c VA SAN DIEGO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

flipped classroom; histology education; medical education; microscopic anatomy education; students perceptions; undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CHINESE MEDICINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME FACTOR; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PILOT PROJECTS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84996548871     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: 19359780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.1664     Document Type: Article

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