A comparison of students' self-assessments with faculty evaluations of their communication skills

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Lundquist, Lisa M ^a   Shogbon, Angela O ^a   Momary, Kathryn M ^a   Rogers, Hannah K ^a  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication skills; Oral assessment; Pharmacy students; Self assessment; Therapeutics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILLS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL ASSESSMENT; PHARMACY STUDENT; PHARMACY STUDENTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; THERAPY; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

COMMUNICATION SKILLS; ORAL ASSESSMENT; PHARMACY STUDENTS; SELF-ASSESSMENT; THERAPEUTICS;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHOOLS, PHARMACY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-ASSESSMENT; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877845732     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe77472     Document Type: Article

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