Peplow P V
Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin.
Med Educ. 1990 Sep;24(5):426-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.1990.tb02651.x.
This paper reports an attempt to develop self-directed learning skills in second-year medical students by introducing case-based projects into the gross anatomy course at a long-established medical school. The programme and students' responses to a questionnaire completed at the end of the year are presented. Information on the various resources used by students to find information is given. The performance of students in the case-based components of the course has been evaluated and also in the more traditional end-of-year written examination. The data confirm that students have recognized that the projects were about obtaining a deeper understanding of the anatomy, and the programme appears to have promoted the use and study of library texts.
