Anatomy--The Patient's or the Book's? Progress Report on a Teaching Experiment Which Reverses the Traditional Sequence of "Theoretical" and "Practical" Learning.

Blecher, Stan R.

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Publication Date: 1978

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Anatomy--The Patient's or the Book's? Progress Report on a Teaching Experiment Which Reverses the Traditional Sequence of "Theoretical" and "Practical" Learning

Blecher, Stan R.

Higher Education, 7, 1, 71-82, Feb 78

An attempt to replace a tradition of theoretical rote memorization by objective-oriented learning is described, based on an experiment involving teaching anatomy to dental students at the Royal Dental College in Copenhagen. Both students and teachers favored this independent learning system. (Author/LBH)

Descriptors: Anatomy, Course Descriptions, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Independent Study, Instructional Innovation, Medical Education, Rote Learning, Teaching Methods

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