Creating and Assessing Student Perception of an Examination Mastery Score Report for a Pharmacotherapy Course.

Area of Science:

• Pharmacotherapy Education
• Educational Assessment

Background:

• Traditional score reports in pharmacotherapy coursework may lack sufficient detail for students.
• Improving student perception of score report utility is crucial for effective learning.

Purpose of the Study:

• To compare student-perceived utility between a traditional score report and a newly developed mastery score report.
• To evaluate which score report format better aids students in achieving educational outcomes.

Main Methods:

• Developed a new mastery score report for pharmacotherapy coursework, adhering to assessment standards.
• Students rated both the traditional and mastery score reports on 9 utility dimensions.
• Compared student ratings to determine the preferred score report format.

Main Results:

• Students rated the mastery score report significantly higher than the traditional report across all 9 dimensions.
• The aggregate ratings also showed a significant preference for the mastery score report.

Conclusions:

• Pharmacy students perceive the mastery score report as substantially more useful than traditional reports.
• The mastery score report is a valuable tool for enhancing student achievement of pharmacotherapy educational outcomes.