Expanding voluntary active-learning opportunities for pharmacy students in a respiratory physiology module

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Ernst, Hardy ^a   Colthorpe, Kay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Active learning; Formative assessment; Online discussion forum; Respiratory

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEARNING; PERCEPTION; PHARMACY STUDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW; SCHOOL; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY PHYSIOLOGY; STUDENTS, PHARMACY;

EID: 42149089911     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj720228     Document Type: Review

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