Effectiveness of E-learning in pharmacy education

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Salter, Sandra M ^a   Karia, Ajay ^a   Sanfilippo, Frank M ^b   Clifford, Rhonda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer instruction; E learning; Internet; Knowledge assessment; Pharmacy education

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNET; LEARNING; PHARMACY STUDENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; TEACHING;

COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INTERNET; LEARNING; STUDENTS, PHARMACY;

EID: 84901012165     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe78483     Document Type: Article

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