Drawing in Veterinary Anatomy Education: What Do Students Use It For?

Autor: Juha Laakkonen
Přispěvatelé: Veterinary Biosciences, Teachers' Academy, Veterinary Anatomy and Developmental Biology
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
Předmět:
0301 basic medicine
Embryology
MEDICAL-STUDENTS
Students
Medical

STRESS
020205 medical informatics
assessment
02 engineering and technology
413 Veterinary science
The arts
student‐
Surveys and Questionnaires
0202 electrical engineering
electronic engineering
information engineering

Cadaver dissection
Prospective Studies
OBSERVATIONAL SKILLS
generated drawing
4. Education
General Medicine
Dissection
dissection
Human anatomy
Curriculum
Anatomy
Psychology
Education
Medical
Undergraduate

Histology
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
IMAGES
Veterinary anatomy
education
visual perception
ARTS
1ST-YEAR
03 medical and health sciences
Cadaver
Animals
Humans
KNOWLEDGE
veterinary education
Medical education
Anatomy
Veterinary

SARS-CoV-2
undergraduate education
COVID-19
Comparative anatomy
EXPERIENCE
516 Educational sciences
030101 anatomy & morphology
gross anatomy education
Zdroj: Anatomical Sciences Education
Popis: In contrast to medical education, information on the use of arts as a learning approach is scarce in veterinary anatomy. The aim of this prospective, questionnaire-based study was to survey students' use of drawing in various aspects of veterinary anatomy learning (self-study, examinations, preparation for, and reflection on cadaver dissection). The quantitative data showed that first-year students with artistic preferences used drawing significantly more often in most aspects of anatomy learning than students with no such preferences, apart from the reported use of drawing in examinations and for reflection after cadaver dissection. The lack of significant correlations of the reported use of drawing in examinations with any other study variable provided support for the author's observation that student-generated drawings are not as commonly used in examinations as previously. In contrast to the study hypothesis, previous university studies did not correlate significantly with any aspect of the use of drawing in anatomy learning. None of the reported uses of drawing addressed the benefits of drawing in learning the comparative anatomy of animal species, a characteristic distinguishing veterinary anatomy from human anatomy. Qualitative student feedback indicated that encouragement and teacher-produced images would increase the use of drawing as a learning approach even if the implementation of drawing into the curriculum is not feasible. Conclusions from this study were implemented through self-directed learning in anatomy courses that replaced the canceled cadaveric dissections during the COVID-19 outbreak and also through the ongoing drawing workshops to further advance the use of drawing in veterinary anatomy learning.
Databáze: OpenAIRE