Faculty of Science: School of Pharmacy - Foundation Pharmacy
The School of Pharmacy at SU re-engineered the first year class Foundation Pharmacy to increase student self-regulation by increasing the opportunities for students to self-assess and reflect on their learning. The course redesign involved improving the focus and delivery of feedback to students by using an electronic pro-forma linked to the students’ electronic personal development portfolio (ePDP). The focus of the feedback was enhanced by linking it to Personal Skills Development thereby reinforcing an integrative approach to reflection and self-regulation. The results of the completed redesign can be found by following the links listed below:
At a Glance
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Department:
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School of Pharmacy
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Class/Course:
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Foundation Pharmacy
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Students:
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120
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Technology:
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e-portfolio, electronic feedback form
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Assessment Activities:
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Improved tutor feedback to students supported by feedback form, enhanced opportunities for reflection activities.
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Efficiencies:
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Staff workload increased during test implementation but reductions anticipated in future years.
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Learning Gains:
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No significant improvements in academic performance reported.
89% of students receiving feedback via the feedback form agreed the feedback was ‘useful’ or ‘very useful’.
“The feedback form was especially useful, I found it easier to work from as it was segmented into the different aspects of the report I had written and had comments on both the strong and weak elements of my report”Student comment
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Preliminary Findings
Phase I Case Study (August 2006)
Principles in Practice
Principles in Practice (June 2007)
Summary Report
Summary Report (June 2007)
Staff Involved
- Dr Anne Boyter [anne.boyter 'at' strath.ac.uk]
- Prof Kathleen Kane [k.a.kane 'at' strath.ac.uk]
- Mr Ian Thompson [ian.thompson 'at' strath.ac.uk]
- Dr John Dempster [j.dempster 'at' strath.ac.uk]
School of Pharmacy participate in SU Learning Enhancement Network REAP Event 25th April 2006
Presentation by Ian Thompson, SU School of Pharmacy