A review of multimedia usage in embryology education

Embryology, which is a part of anatomy curriculum, is well known to be most difficult to teach. Applied embryology is important in medical practice especially in obstetrics and gynecology. To support teaching embryology, a few multimedia methods have been introduced for the past twenty years, such a...

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Main Authors: Abas, Razif, Mohamad Asri, Siti Fadziyah, Saat, Azmah, Mohd Nor, Nurul Huda, Hod, Rafidah, Mohd Nizam, Diana N, Syawalina Omar, Noorkardiffa
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Published: Faculty of Information Science and Technology Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96013/
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author Abas, Razif
Mohamad Asri, Siti Fadziyah
Saat, Azmah
Mohd Nor, Nurul Huda
Hod, Rafidah
Mohd Nizam, Diana N
Syawalina Omar, Noorkardiffa
author_facet Abas, Razif
Mohamad Asri, Siti Fadziyah
Saat, Azmah
Mohd Nor, Nurul Huda
Hod, Rafidah
Mohd Nizam, Diana N
Syawalina Omar, Noorkardiffa
author_sort Abas, Razif
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description Embryology, which is a part of anatomy curriculum, is well known to be most difficult to teach. Applied embryology is important in medical practice especially in obstetrics and gynecology. To support teaching embryology, a few multimedia methods have been introduced for the past twenty years, such as animations, two dimensional illustrations, three-dimensional illustrations, movies, and video. Innovative anatomy teaching and learning technology, particularly in the embryology syllabus, dramatically boosts students’ understanding and interest while also indirectly simplifies anatomists’ job. Students are excited to be able to visualize the embryo changes at any gestational age from fertilization to fetus development. Students’ motivation is increased, and their comprehension and memorization are improved. In this review, we elaborate on the details of multimedia methods used for embryology teaching and learning as an alternative to traditional lectures and tutorials. The variety of approaches aids in reducing boredom and maintaining high levels of concentration. As a result, the multimedia usage is useful for long-term memorization.
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spelling upm-960132023-03-14T03:09:10Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96013/ A review of multimedia usage in embryology education Abas, Razif Mohamad Asri, Siti Fadziyah Saat, Azmah Mohd Nor, Nurul Huda Hod, Rafidah Mohd Nizam, Diana N Syawalina Omar, Noorkardiffa Embryology, which is a part of anatomy curriculum, is well known to be most difficult to teach. Applied embryology is important in medical practice especially in obstetrics and gynecology. To support teaching embryology, a few multimedia methods have been introduced for the past twenty years, such as animations, two dimensional illustrations, three-dimensional illustrations, movies, and video. Innovative anatomy teaching and learning technology, particularly in the embryology syllabus, dramatically boosts students’ understanding and interest while also indirectly simplifies anatomists’ job. Students are excited to be able to visualize the embryo changes at any gestational age from fertilization to fetus development. Students’ motivation is increased, and their comprehension and memorization are improved. In this review, we elaborate on the details of multimedia methods used for embryology teaching and learning as an alternative to traditional lectures and tutorials. The variety of approaches aids in reducing boredom and maintaining high levels of concentration. As a result, the multimedia usage is useful for long-term memorization. Faculty of Information Science and Technology Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021 Article PeerReviewed Abas, Razif and Mohamad Asri, Siti Fadziyah and Saat, Azmah and Mohd Nor, Nurul Huda and Hod, Rafidah and Mohd Nizam, Diana N and Syawalina Omar, Noorkardiffa (2021) A review of multimedia usage in embryology education. Asia-Pacific Journal of Information Technology and Multimedia, 11 (1). pp. 1-11. ISSN 2289-2192 https://www.ukm.my/apjitm/article/bcbe3365e6ac95ea2c0343a2395834dd/MMU 10.17576/apjitm-2022-1101-01
spellingShingle Abas, Razif
Mohamad Asri, Siti Fadziyah
Saat, Azmah
Mohd Nor, Nurul Huda
Hod, Rafidah
Mohd Nizam, Diana N
Syawalina Omar, Noorkardiffa
A review of multimedia usage in embryology education
title A review of multimedia usage in embryology education
title_full A review of multimedia usage in embryology education
title_fullStr A review of multimedia usage in embryology education
title_full_unstemmed A review of multimedia usage in embryology education
title_short A review of multimedia usage in embryology education
title_sort review of multimedia usage in embryology education
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96013/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96013/