The Value of Example Solutions in Pharmacy Education: The role of seniority and gender.

Albin Gustav Sandelin; Helle Rüsz Hansen; Stefanía Guðlaug Baldursdóttir; Anders Skov Kristensen; Lasse Kristoffer Bak; Frederik V Christiansen; Christine Johanna M Selhuber-Unkel

The Value of Example Solutions in Pharmacy Education: The role of seniority and gender.

Albin Gustav Sandelin, Helle Rüsz Hansen, Stefanía Guðlaug Baldursdóttir, Anders Skov Kristensen, Lasse Kristoffer Bak, Frederik V Christiansen, Christine Johanna M Selhuber-Unkel

Abstract

Background: Example solutions to problem sets and exams are provided in the majority of pharmacy courses at the University of Copenhagen.

Aims: Since the impact and usage of examples solutions are unknown, we wanted to evaluate the positive and negative aspects of the usage of example solutions as an educational tool¬.

Method: 164 Danish pharmacy program students answered a questionnaire and answers were analyzed using non-parametric tests.

Results: We found that example solutions encourage deep learning strategies among students. Furthermore, the study identified significant differences in the students’ self-assessment of preparation level prior to classes depending on gender. Male students feel as well prepared as female students despite spending significantly less time in preparation.

Conclusion: This study shows that example solutions are mostly used by students to follow a deep learning strategy, but that it is essential to properly introduce the students to the intended usage of the example solutions.

Original language	English
Journal	Pharmacy Education
Volume	11
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	32-37
Number of pages	6
ISSN	1560-2214
Publication status	Published - 2011

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Sandelin, A. G., Hansen, H. R., Baldursdóttir, S. G., Kristensen, A. S., Bak, L. K., Christiansen, F. V., & Selhuber-Unkel, C. J. M. (2011). The Value of Example Solutions in Pharmacy Education: The role of seniority and gender. Pharmacy Education, 11(1), 32-37. http://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/2011/03/the-value-of-example-solutions-in-pharmacy-education-the-role-of-seniority-and-gender/

Sandelin, AG, Hansen, HR, Baldursdóttir, SG, Kristensen, AS , Bak, LK , Christiansen, FV & Selhuber-Unkel, CJM 2011, 'The Value of Example Solutions in Pharmacy Education: The role of seniority and gender.', Pharmacy Education, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 32-37. <http://pharmacyeducation.fip.org/2011/03/the-value-of-example-solutions-in-pharmacy-education-the-role-of-seniority-and-gender/>

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