Outcome of the implementation of an educative software to the anatomy of the spine in the Teaching Process in first year Medicine.

Abstract

This software is applied with the aim of offering a teaching aid that enables the pupil to get deeper into the theoretical aspects of the anatomy of the spine , it contains pictures contributing to the understanding of the characteristics of the structures of these parts of the body as well as  exercises contributing to the development of skills for the practical activity, serving also as a reference revision material, useful for the preparation of this  theme. This means was  made on front-page, for it works as a pageweb via Internet Explorer. From which the pupil can get the content of the theme and diagnostically self-test himself. After being applied to the Teaching Process. The results obtained by the students and those of the previous course have been compared and the views on this software have also been gathered in a questionnaire. Hence ,we arrived to the conclusion that this software estables the pupils to interact with the content of the theme, in order to widen their theoretical up-to-date knowledge  scope by accomphishing    the principle of unity from the concrete thought to the abstract one, by using the pictures  showing the particular anatomic characteristics of the backbone, vertebrae and joints. Such questionnaire empowers  self-asessment, having the possibility to compare their answers, and so teachers can feeback over the teaching-learning process. It also allows to join the contents of the subject matter Anatomy with the use of science resourses, those of Technology and Computers for  it develops the pedagogical skills, improving work and efficacy and its social value is increased. It constitutes a teaching aid capable of being applied to the educative-teaching process as well as a means of revision, self-preparation and up-grading.