Quantitative assessment of assisted problem-based learning in a pharmaceutics course

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Romero, Rebecca M ^a   Eriksen, Stuart P ^a   Haworth, Ian S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Case studies; Pharmaceutics; Problem based learning; Quantitative assessment; Self directed learning; Student centered learning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACOLOGY; PHARMACY STUDENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; STANDARD; TEACHING;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PHARMACOLOGY; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAMMED INSTRUCTION AS TOPIC; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; TEACHING;

EID: 85046916045     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj740466     Document Type: Article

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