Instructional design and assessment: A simulated learning environment for teaching medicine dispensing skills

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  McDowell, Jenny ^a   Styles, Kim ^a   Sewell, Keith ^a   Trinder, Peta ^a   Marriott, Jennifer ^a   Maher, Sheryl ^a   Naidu, Som ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drug dispensing skills; MyDispense; Simulated learning environment

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING ENVIRONMENT; MEDICINE; PERCEPTION; PHARMACY STUDENT; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SKILL; TEACHING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; PHARMACY; SOFTWARE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICINE; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; SOFTWARE; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959355240     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe80111     Document Type: Article

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