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. 2011 Oct 10;75(8):150.
doi: 10.5688/ajpe758150.

Academic performance in a pharmacotherapeutics course sequence taught synchronously on two campuses using distance education technology

Michael Steinberg  1 , Anna K Morin
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Academic performance in a pharmacotherapeutics course sequence taught synchronously on two campuses using distance education technology

Michael Steinberg et al. Am J Pharm Educ. .

Abstract

Objective: To compare the academic performance of campus-based students in a pharmacotherapeutics course with that of students at a distant campus taught via synchronous teleconferencing.

Methods: Examination scores and final course grades for campus-based and distant students completing the case-based pharmacotherapeutics course sequence over a 5-year period were collected and analyzed.

Results: The mean examination scores and final course grades were not significantly different between students on the 2 campuses.

Conclusions: The use of synchronous distance education technology to teach students does not affect students' academic performance when used in an active-learning, case-based pharmacotherapeutics course.

Keywords: distance education; doctor of pharmacy degree; pharmacotherapeutics; student assessment.

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