La escritura, la ilustración y la animación como estrategia de enseñanza-aprendizaje de la anatomía humana

Abstract

The importance of research on the teaching and learning of human anatomy is currently recognized, especially if it is considered that university courses in this area continue the traditional scheme that predominates worldwide, prioritizing transmissive teaching, rote learning and summative evaluation. The purpose of this work was the construction of models for the teaching-learning (T-L) of human anatomy in which the writing, illustration and animation of a story is proposed as a method of T-L of the anatomy of the brachial plexus (nerves of the upper limb). For this, the model construction process was followed, taking into account the definition of the objective, the initial observation, the reading of the theory, the form of representation, the verification of the proposed model, and the socialization. This T-L method allowed the students to achieve a deep understanding of the topic, in this case, the spatial location of the brachial plexus, the relationship of the anatomical structures and their clinical correlation. Therefore, it can be concluded that the elaboration of models allowed the students to take ownership of their learning process by proposing, exploring and deploying their creativity and critical thinking; in addition, the attitude of the teachers, who participated as mediators, contributed to the students’ cognitive and emotional engagement in the academic activity.