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Hyma Gogineni1, Josephine P Aranda1, Linda S Garavalia1
1Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy, 309 E. Second Street, Pomona, CA 91766, United States.
Currents in Pharmacy Teaching & Learning
|February 9, 2019
Summary
Implementing Gagné’s instructional design model improved pharmacy students’ knowledge of liver pharmacotherapeutics. This evidence-based strategy enhances learning of complex concepts through a systematic, cognitive-aligned framework.
Area of Science:
- Pharmacy Education
- Instructional Design
- Pharmacotherapeutics
Background:
- Instructional design training for health educators is often lacking.
- Systematic, evidence-based instructional design can significantly improve pharmacy curricula.
- Gagné's model aligns instructional steps with cognitive processes, making it highly effective.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe Gagné's instructional design model.
- To apply Gagné's model to a liver pharmacotherapeutics course in a pharmacy curriculum.
- To evaluate the effectiveness of this instructional design approach.
Main Methods:
- Developed 25 hours of liver pharmacotherapeutics instruction using Gagné's nine instructional events.
- Students engaged in various assessments: SOAP notes, case presentations, quizzes, pre/post-knowledge tests, and exams.
- Applied a systematic framework aligning with cognitive processing.
Main Results:
- Students showed significant knowledge improvement in liver pharmacotherapeutics from pre- to post-assessment.
- Course instructor evaluations indicated the instructional format was effective.
- The model enhanced learning of challenging pharmacotherapeutics concepts.
Conclusions:
- Evidence-based instructional design, exemplified by Gagné's model, enhances learning in pharmacy education.
- A systematic framework aligned with cognitive processing improves understanding of complex pharmacotherapeutics.
- This approach offers a valuable strategy for improving health professional education.
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