Impact of practice quizzes on student perceptions and assessment outcomes of a third-year pharmacotherapy course
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.46542/pe.2023.231.329338Keywords:
Infectious Disease, Pharmacotherapy, Quiz, Student pharmacist educationAbstract
Background: Practice quizzes have been associated with student learning, comprehension, and retention. This study aims to assess the impact of practice quiz utilisation for an infectious disease (ID) pharmacotherapy course.
Methods: Student performance data for practice quizzes and assessments were collected. A survey was administered regarding student perception information of the practice quizzes.
Results: Most students (95%) completed at least one quiz. For most of the quizzes (15/20), the number of quiz attempts among students who met the 80% competency bar was statistically higher than that of those who did not meet competency on course tests. Most students agreed/strongly agreed the quizzes impacted examination study behaviours (86%), performance (89%), and confidence (90%). Students supported additional course implementation of quizzes (97%), planned to utilise available practice quizzes in the future (96%), and would recommend them to other students (91%).
Conclusion: ID practice quizzes were well received by students and may be a valuable learning tool.
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