A primer on audience response systems: Current applications and future considerations

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Cain, Jeff ^a,c   Robinson, Evan ^b  

^a University of Kentucky   (United States)

^b WESTERN NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c 301A College of Pharmacy Building   (United States)

Author keywords

Audience response system; Technology; Technology enhanced learning

Indexed keywords

ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION; AUDIENCE RESPONSE SYSTEM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; LEARNING; PHARMACY; REVIEW; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COOPERATION; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACY STUDENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FACULTY; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SOFTWARE; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 50049132356     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj720477     Document Type: Review

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