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A primer on audience response systems: current applications and future considerations.

Jeff Cain¹, Evan Robinson

¹College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0082, USA. jjcain00@email.uky.edu

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Audience response systems (ARSs) enhance higher education by increasing engagement and assessing understanding. This review explores ARS applications in pharmacy education, highlighting benefits and future research needs.

Keywords:

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Pharmacy Education

Background:

Audience response systems (ARSs) are widely adopted in higher education to boost student interaction and gauge comprehension.
Despite their growing popularity, research on ARS implementation in pharmacy education remains limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the existing health professions literature on the uses of Audience Response Systems (ARSs).
To provide a foundational overview of the issues, benefits, and potential applications of ARSs within pharmacy education.
To suggest future research directions for ARS instructional strategies in pharmacy settings.

Main Methods:

A comprehensive literature review of health professions education research focusing on Audience Response Systems (ARSs).

Main Results:

The review synthesizes current understanding of ARS pedagogical value across various disciplines.
Identifies a gap in specific research concerning ARS utilization within pharmacy education.

Conclusions:

Audience response systems (ARSs) offer significant potential for enhancing pharmacy education.
Further research is needed to explore optimal ARS instructional strategies and their impact on student learning outcomes in pharmacy programs.