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Abstract
Purpose
Sectional anatomy knowledge is essential for a wide spectrum of health professionals and is extensively applied to their everyday practice. We performed a scoping review to find which are the most effective methods of teaching sectional anatomy.
Methods
We searched PubMed, Scopus, and Cochrane Library to detect articles which investigated the effectiveness of sectional anatomy education methods, based on test scores. From each included paper, we extracted: author(s), number of participants, the anatomical region or regions, the method or methods of sectional anatomy education and the outcomes concerning only the acquisition of sectional anatomy knowledge.
Results
Seven studies were included. There were four articles, which involved combined teaching approaches, and three articles, which did not comprise such approaches. In all studies which evaluated the effectiveness of a combination of teaching methods (comprising three-dimensional digital or physical tools) compared to cross-sections only, the anatomy test scores were significantly higher in the first case. The students’ interaction with the educational material significantly enhanced the effectiveness of the implemented methods.
Conclusions
The multimodal teaching of sectional anatomy, especially involving three-dimensional methods, both digital and physical, was more effective than teaching based only on cross-sections. The students’ interaction with the educational material improved the effectiveness of the teaching, which they received. These outcomes may stimulate anatomy teachers to enhance sectional anatomy education and encourage researchers to shed more light on the investigation of the optimal teaching strategies.
期刊介绍:
Morphologie est une revue universitaire avec une ouverture médicale qui sa adresse aux enseignants, aux étudiants, aux chercheurs et aux cliniciens en anatomie et en morphologie. Vous y trouverez les développements les plus actuels de votre spécialité, en France comme a international. Le objectif de Morphologie est d?offrir des lectures privilégiées sous forme de revues générales, d?articles originaux, de mises au point didactiques et de revues de la littérature, qui permettront notamment aux enseignants de optimiser leurs cours et aux spécialistes d?enrichir leurs connaissances.