Comparison of pharmacy students' perceived and actual knowledge using the pharmacy curricular outcomes assessment

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Naughton, Cynthia A ^a   Friesner, Daniel L ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competencies; Perception; Pharmacy curricular outcomes assessment; Self assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PHARMACY CURRICULAR OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT; PHARMACY STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD;

COMPETENCIES; PERCEPTION; PHARMACY CURRICULAR OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERCEPTION; STUDENTS, PHARMACY;

EID: 85046982064     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe76463     Document Type: Article

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