Creating and sustaining a culture of assessment

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Piascik, Peggy ^a   Bird, Eleanora ^a  

^a University of Kentucky   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Course assessment; Culture; Student assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CLINICAL PHARMACY; CRITICAL THINKING; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; FACULTY DEVELOPMENT; LIFELONG LEARNING; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACY EDUCATION; PHARMACY STUDENT; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PROFESSIONALISM; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCHOOL; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ACCREDITATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOLS, PHARMACY;

EID: 55749093969     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj720597     Document Type: Review

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