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  • Pharmacy Education

Background:

  • Course evaluations are crucial for assessing educational quality.
  • Understanding the reliability and validity of these evaluations is essential for data-driven decision-making in academic settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the reliability and validity of course evaluation data within pharmacy programs.
  • To determine if course type, academic level, or student GPA influence evaluation outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • A correlational study utilizing archival pharmacy student course evaluation data.
  • Analysis of bivariate relationships between specific course rating items and an overall rating.
  • Investigation of moderation effects of course type, level, and GPA.

Main Results:

  • Significant correlations were observed between individual course rating items and the overall course rating.
  • The type of pharmacy course (e.g., pharmacy practice) was a significant moderator for these relationships.

Conclusions:

  • Individual item ratings from course evaluations demonstrate reliability and validity.
  • Pharmacy school administrators should utilize specific item ratings for informed decisions regarding course offerings and faculty.
  • Course type is a key factor influencing student evaluations and should be considered in data interpretation.