Pharmacy student self-testing as a predictor of examination performance

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Stewart, David ^a   Panus, Peter ^a   Hagemeier, Nicholas ^a   Thigpen, Jim ^a   Brooks, Lauren ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Formative assessment; Metacognition; Pharmacy education; Retrieval practice; Self testing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; METACOGNITION; PHARMACY EDUCATION; PHARMACY STUDENT; RETRIEVAL PRACTICE; SELF-TESTING; STUDY SKILLS;

ASSESSMENT; FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT; METACOGNITION; PHARMACY EDUCATION; RETRIEVAL PRACTICE; SELF-TESTING;

EDUCATION, PHARMACY; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEARNING; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF-EVALUATION PROGRAMS; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; TEST TAKING SKILLS;

EID: 84896446180     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe78232     Document Type: Article

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