Incorporation of Bloom's taxonomy into multiple-choice examination questions for a pharmacotherapeutics course

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Kim, Myo Kyoung ^a   Patel, Rajul A ^a   Uchizono, James A ^a   Beck, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloom's taxonomy; Critical thinking; Examination; Multiple choice questions; Pharmacotherapeutics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOM'S TAXONOMY; CRITICAL THINKING; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EXAMINATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS; PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS; PHARMACY STUDENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; THINKING;

BLOOM'S TAXONOMY; CRITICAL THINKING; EXAMINATION; MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS; PHARMACOTHERAPEUTICS;

ADULT; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; THINKING;

EID: 85046982462     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/ajpe766114     Document Type: Article

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