Improving gross anatomy learning using reciprocal peer teaching

Improving gross anatomy learning using reciprocal peer teaching

BACKGROUND The use of cadavers in human anatomy teaching requires adequate number of anatomy instructors who can provide close supervision of the students. Most medical schools are facing challenges of lack of trained individuals to teach anatomy. Innovative techniques are therefore needed to impart adequate and relevant anatomical knowledge and skills. This study was conducted in order to eval...

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Peer-Assisted Learning in a Gross Anatomy Dissection Course

Peer-assisted learning encourages students to participate more actively in the dissection process and promotes thoughtful dissection. We implemented peer-assisted dissection in 2012 and compared its effects on students' self-assessments of learning and their academic achievement with those of faculty-led dissection. All subjects performed dissections after a lecture about upper-limb gross anato...

Freeze-dried specimens for gross anatomy teaching.

As more and more emphasis is placed on the use of prosected specimens to support teaching and learning of gross anatomy, consideration must be given to developing new methods to preserve human cadaveric material, and in ways which will resist the wear and tear to which they are necessarily subjected. Taxidermists have developed techniques for freeze-drying whole small animals as a method of lon...

Improving Peer Assessment by using Learning Analytics

In recent years, peer assessment has established itself as one of the most promising methods of assessment in open learning environments typically in massive open online courses (MOOCs). However, researchers are still working on ways to address a number of challenges in peer assessment. In this paper, we propose some solutions from the field of learning analytics which have the potential to pro...