Abstract

MATOS RODRIGUEZ, Arioska et al. The teaching-learning process of the subject Histological Basic Techniques II of the specialties Histology, Embryology and Anatomy. Rev Ciencias Médicas [online]. 2015, vol.19, n.4, pp. 724-736. ISSN 1561-3194.

Introduction: for some years now a progressive demand has been perceived for the improvement of the teaching-learning process of the histological basic techniques, which is recognized with the aim at facilitating the course through the basic sciences to the clinical sciences. Objective: to assess the systemic approach of the teaching-learning process of the subject Histological Basic Techniques II, its correspondence with the objectives and its contribution to the professional performance as a specialist. Material y methods: qualitative pedagogical research. The study used the whole faculty of the specialty Histology and Embryology, made up by proper specialists of these specialties (7) and (10) of Anatomy and Pathology, for a total number of 17 professor, 5 students of the specialty Histology, Embryology (5) and Anatomy and Pathology (10), for a total of 20 students, intentionally chosen. Study supported by the dialectical materialistic method, in order to direct the use of methods at theoretical level, of the empirical level and of the statistic level. Results: taking into account the opinion of the surveyed students, 15 (75%), they do not recognize elements that contain the definition of histological knowledge, 18 students (88.2%) consider that the teaching aids are insufficient for the development of professional skills, 75% of the students (15) consider the need for integrating the knowledge provided by this sciences for their professional improvement in the social and working status. Conclusions: the need is evinced for the systemic approach of the teaching-learning process of the subject Histological Basic Techniques II, with an adequate integration of that process’s components.

Keywords : Medical education; Teaching; Learning; Professional education.

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