Washington State University, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Spokane, WA, USA.
Washington State University, College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Spokane, WA, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2024 Sep;88(9):100759. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpe.2024.100759. Epub 2024 Jul 14.
This study aimed to evaluate student engagement in a pharmacotherapy course with required attendance, identify intervals where students were most and least likely to be engaged, and assess student perceptions of the importance of engagement.
In 2022, the pharmacotherapy course faculty implemented a graded attendance policy. A survey instrument was developed to gauge student engagement throughout in-class sessions and included 3 questions regarding engagement to determine whether students were on-task, off-task-related, or off-task-unrelated. Each week throughout the semester, students were randomly surveyed for a beginning, middle, and end time point. A second survey was utilized to collect perception data from students regarding attendance and engagement. The perception survey was released during the midpoint of the semester and at the end of the semester.
The overall attendance rate was 91.1% (SD 4.64%) for the semester. Generally, students reported being on-task when surveyed. The average weekly tasks rates were 77.7% on-task, 15.8% off-task-related, and 6.5% off-task-unrelated. For the perception survey, both time points had a high response rate (82.8% midpoint survey, 77.1% end of semester). Most students had positive perceptions regarding mandatory attendance, engagement, and pre-class preparation.
This study endorses high levels of student engagement in a pharmacotherapy course with required attendance. In addition, student perceptions were generally positive regarding required attendance. Future investigations need to be completed on the non-performance benefits of attending classes.
本研究旨在评估学生在有强制出勤要求的药物治疗学课程中的参与度，确定学生最有可能和最不可能参与的时间段，并评估学生对参与重要性的看法。
2022 年，药物治疗学课程的教师实施了分级出勤政策。开发了一个调查工具来衡量整个课堂参与度，其中包括 3 个关于参与度的问题，以确定学生是否在任务中、与任务相关的任务中或与任务不相关的任务中。整个学期的每个星期，学生都会在随机的开始、中间和结束时间点接受调查。还使用了第二个调查来收集学生对出勤和参与度的看法数据。感知调查在学期中期和学期末发布。
整个学期的总出勤率为 91.1%（SD 4.64%）。一般来说，学生在接受调查时报告自己在任务中。每周平均任务参与率为 77.7%在任务中，15.8%与任务相关的任务中，6.5%与任务不相关的任务中。对于感知调查，两个时间点的响应率都很高（中点调查 82.8%，学期末调查 77.1%）。大多数学生对强制出勤、参与度和课前准备有积极的看法。
本研究支持在有强制出勤要求的药物治疗学课程中保持高水平的学生参与度。此外，学生对强制出勤的看法总体上是积极的。需要进一步研究参加课程的非表现收益。
