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KMID : 0941820130230040291
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Korean Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
2013 Volume.23 No. 4 p.291 ~ p.299
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Problem-based Learning Experience in Undergraduate Pharmacotherapy Course
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Min Bo-Kyung
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Abstract
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Purpose: Problem-based learning (PBL) has been adopted to foster active and self-directed learning and enhance critical thinking and problem-solving skills in many health-care academic disciplines in Korea. Interest in PBL has rapidly grown with a 6 year pharmacy degree program in Korea. The objective of this study was to evaluate feasibility of PBL, student satisfaction and academic performance with a self-assessment survey questionnaire.
Method: Sixty students participated in the PBL for pharmacotherapy course. Average scores from student self-assessment on participation, satisfaction, and academic performance were 3.85±0.55, 2.94±1.04, 3.09±0.91 out of 5 point lickert scale (1-do not agree at all, 5-agree completely), respectively.
Results & Conclusion: The level of participation was positively correlated with improvement of communication skill in academic performance (correlation coefficient 0.27, p=0.037). In the quality analysis of the cases provided for PBL, students who participated more in the PBL greatly agreed the cases given were appropriate to learn fundamental knowledge for each disease state. The students disagreed that PBL was fun. The students stated that PBL was good to experience self-directed learning and clinical context beforehand but too time-consuming to devote and too demanding to commit. Lack of facilitator and insight on active learning should be rectified for successful launch of PBL in Korean pharmacy education.
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KEYWORD
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Problem-based learning, Self-directed learning, Motivation, Critical thinking, Clinical cases
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