Enhanced student experience: An analysis of subjective evaluation and objective learning success after the transformation of a pharmaceutical physiology course

American Journal of Physiology - Advances in Physiology Education

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-10

  Zimmermann, Martina ^a   Eckert, Gunter P ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Active learning; Case studies; Computer based; Pharmacy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACY STUDENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; TEACHING; UNIVERSITY;

COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY; HUMANS; LEARNING; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, PHARMACY; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; TEACHING;

EID: 77953044796     PISSN: 10434046     EISSN: 15221229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/advan.00091.2009     Document Type: Article

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