Table 4. Narrative remarks from students who read the book.
Themes | Strong points of the book | Weak points of the book |
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A. Schematics | The stereoscopic structures are well expressed in the schematics that can be painted by hand (71). | The two-dimensional figures are too simple for students to get the real morphology (65). |
B. Jokes and mnemonics | Intermittent jokes relieve the boredom (62). | The humor and mnemonics interrupt the smooth reading; they are often old-fashioned (61). |
Mnemonics assist in memorizing the anatomical terms (50). | ||
C. Writing | The English is logical and can be read with ease (8). | The story-telling style of writing rather than the classical style confuses students (42). |
D. Understandability | One principle is applied to the different structures (13). | |
The relevant embryology makes the anatomy understandable (9). | ||
E. Summarization | There is no table to summarize the complex contents (6). | |
There is no paragraph to summarize each chapter or subsection (4). |
(Repeated number of opinions among 246 students).