Gossenheimer Agnes Nogueira, Bem Tamires, Carneiro Mára Lucia Fernandes, de Castro Mauro Silveira
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, School of Pharmacy, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Institute of Psychology of the, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
PLoS One. 2017 Apr 6;12(4):e0175117. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175117. eCollection 2017.
The objective of this study was to compare the performance of pharmacy students from a Pharmaceutical Care course, taught in both distance education (DE) and campus-based formats using active methodologies. For two semesters, students (n = 82) taking the course studied half the subject in the distance education format and half in person. Questionnaires were applied at the beginning of the semester aimed to outline the demographic profile of the students. Their grade in the course was evaluated to determine their performance. The Module 1 (Information on Medication) average on the campus-based was 7.1225 and on DE was 7.5519, (p = 0.117). The Module 2 (Pharmaceutical Services) average on the campus-based was 7.1595 and on distance education was 7.7025, (p = 0.027*). There was a difference in learning outcomes in the Pharmaceutical Care Course between face-to-face and distant education. Therefore, the student performance was better in the distance education module, indicating distance education can be satisfactorily used in Pharmacy Programs.
本研究的目的是比较药学专业学生在采用主动教学法的药学服务课程中的表现，该课程以远程教育（DE）和校内授课两种形式开展。在两个学期里，修读该课程的学生（n = 82）一半的课程内容通过远程教育形式学习，另一半则在校内学习。学期开始时发放问卷，旨在勾勒出学生的人口统计学特征。通过评估他们在该课程中的成绩来确定其表现。校内授课模式下模块1（药物信息）的平均成绩为7.1225，远程教育模式下为7.5519，（p = 0.117）。校内授课模式下模块2（药学服务）的平均成绩为7.1595，远程教育模式下为7.7025，（p = 0.027*）。药学服务课程的面对面教学和远程教育在学习成果方面存在差异。因此，学生在远程教育模块中的表现更好，这表明远程教育可令人满意地应用于药学专业课程。
