Table 1 Student perceptions in relation to the graduate attributes and contributing indicators

Active and reflective learners; creative thinkers that work independently and collaboratively

Interactive collaboration

¹“to learn from each other and to teach others”

² “helped us to tolerate and understand each other” ^a

³ “Getting the group members together was a problem and this delayed the making of the video” ^a

Learning through practice

⁴ “the actual dissecting was interesting because books do not explain as good as you doing it yourself”

⁵ “By dissecting ourselves, we felt more involved and engaged with the subject”

Independent, reflective learning

⁶ ″Enjoyed looking for information by ourselves rather than depending on the lecturer”

⁷ “Doing it yourself you tend to remember it more”

⁸ “To help us learn an alternative method of learning and teaching”

Effective communicators

Competency in responses

⁹ ″Empowering us with presentation skills”

¹⁰ ″Some teams extensively researched their topics, and therefore increased our knowledge of the topic”

¹¹ ″Some teams presented with confidence and helped us gain more knowledge”

Participation of team members

¹² “Helped us in the planning of ideas together”

¹³ “Different individual skills were seen – confident students presented while the shy students dissected”

³ “Getting the group members together was a problem and this delayed the making of the video” ^a

Use of technology in the production of the video

¹⁴ “Gave us the opportunity to work with computers”

¹⁵ “Gain experience in developing a formal video- learning a new skill” ^a

¹⁶ “Video presentation is better than the lecturing method because it is easier to remember when you see it”

¹⁷ “The technical challenges of making the video was time consuming, frustrating and tiring” ^a

¹⁸ ″We seemed to lack the specific computer skills required for making the videos” ^a

Social awareness

Social sensitivity

² “Helped us to tolerate and understand each other” ^a

¹⁹ “preparing us to work with other people in later life in hospitals, etc.”

Confidence enhancement

²⁰ “To boost our self-esteem and confidence”

²¹ ″Stimulated us to participate even though we would not have, otherwise”

Technological expansion

¹⁵ “Gain experience in developing a formal video – learning a new skill” ^a

¹⁷ “The technical challenges of making the video was time consuming, frustrating and tiring” ^a

¹⁸ ″We seemed to lack the specific computer skills required for making the videos” ^a

²² “Developing a video clip was a good experience and we also became actors, lecturers and graduates”

²³ “Lecturers aim was trying to improve our learning skills and to introduce us to new learning skills”

²⁴ “I think doing a video was irrelevant to our study of anatomy”

Environmental cognizance

²⁵ “To teach us to follow correct procedures in the dissection of human parts”