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Academic performance in a pharmacotherapeutics course sequence taught synchronously on two campuses using distance
Michael Steinberg1, Anna K Morin
1Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Worcester, 01608, USA. michael.steinberg@mcphs.edu
Objective:
To compare the academic performance of campus-based students in a pharmacotherapeutics course with that of students at a distant campus taught via synchronous teleconferencing.
Methods:
Examination scores and final course grades for campus-based and distant students completing the case-based pharmacotherapeutics course sequence over a 5-year period were collected and analyzed.
Results:
The mean examination scores and final course grades were not significantly different between students on the 2 campuses.
Conclusions:
The use of synchronous distance education technology to teach students does not affect students' academic performance when used in an active-learning, case-based pharmacotherapeutics course.
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