Introduction:

in today's world, medical education has been favored by the large advance of educational technology. In Cuba, an arduous work has been carried out regarding the massive incorporation of ICTs in higher education and all teaching centers have been equipped with these means.

Objective:

to develop an interactive Web application related to the teaching-learning process of the topics Cell and Basic Tissues, corresponding to the subject Cell, Tissues and Integumentary System.

Methods:

a technological development research was carried out, which complies with a study in the first academic year of Medicine major at Ernesto Che Guevara School of Medical Sciences, corresponding to the topics Cell and Basic Tissues of the subject Cell, Tissues and Integumentary System. The target group comprised all first-academic year students, and the sample included those who participated in the research.

Results:

results were obtained regarding the basic teaching-learning processes of the subjects Cell and Basic Tissues, which favor the development of the system of skills required for the understanding of the essential contents of histology in first-academic year students of Medicine major.

Conclusions:

the work carried out constitutes the most important basis for the computerization of the basic teaching-learning processes of the topics Cell and Basic Tissues. An efficient design of the structure of the subject through an interactive web application will facilitate the acquisition and reaffirmation of knowledge, guaranteeing the achievement of the subject in a fast and effective way.

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