Questions for the Academy Accommodations: Law vs. Ethics 26 Mar 201922 Mar 2019 By Kali M. VanLangen, PharmD, BCPS Student accommodations in pharmacy education is currently a frequent, and somewhat controversial, topic of conversation across the Academy. There are primarily two types of…
Teacher Reflections Rater-based Assessment: Are We Doing It All Wrong? 27 Nov 201814 Feb 2019 By Kyle John Wilby, BSP, ACPR, PharmD Setting the scene Three assessors watched an OSCE performance and evaluated the student’s communication skills on a generic rubric with three descriptors and…
Perspectives Can Indigenous Cultural Competency be Assessed in an OSCE? 20 Nov 201814 Feb 2019 By Carla Dillon, BScPharm, ACPR, PharmD Making the move from teaching pharmacy in Canada to New Zealand was a big personal learning leap. My new role involved assisting students’ cultural…
Preliminary research My Students Cheated and That’s OK 29 May 201814 Feb 2019 By Kali M. VanLangen, PharmD, BCPS We all talk to our students about academic dishonesty. Whether it be on the first day of professional school or course orientation, it’s been…
Perspectives The Double Edge Sword of Exam Reviews 6 Feb 201814 Feb 2019 By H Andrew Wilsey, PharmD As a recent pharmacy school graduate, I have a secret to share. If you, as a professor, repeat exam questions, a more than small percentage…
Preliminary research Helping Students Figure Out What Went Wrong Using an Exam Autopsy 23 Jan 20188 Feb 2019 by Ashley Castleberry, PharmD, MAEd Students do not regularly think about their own thinking; this is especially true regarding exams. Unfortunately, students rarely learn from an exam because they do…
Teacher Reflections Quandaries with Learning Assessments? 26 Sep 201714 Feb 2019 By Michael J. Peeters, PharmD, MEd, FCCP, BCPS Have you ever doubted whether or not you are using the “right word”? I have had colleagues tell me they avoid using…
Perspectives How Can We Better Assess Leadership? 18 Jul 201714 Feb 2019 by Bob Bechtol, M.S. Oftentimes, we think of leaders as heroes with noble causes; however, many remain in day-to-day activities as common people striving to improve organizations and activities. The…
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