Peer feedback as a medium to facilitate reflective practice among pharmacy students in a case-based learning environment
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Supriya D Mishra1, Jay Rojewski2, Catherine B Rebitch3
1221 River's Crossing, 850 College Station Road, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30605, United States; Georgia Department of Education, 1562 Twin Towers, 205 Jesse Hill Jr. Dr. SE, Atlanta, GA 30334, United States.
Introduction:
The ability to reflect is a key element in preparing pharmacy professionals to meet the challenges of a dynamic health care environment. This mixed-methods study explored the pedagogical benefits of peer feedback by designing, developing, and implementing a peer feedback activity to facilitate reflective practice among pharmacy students.
Methods:
Twenty second-year doctor of pharmacy (PharmD) students in a required pharmacotherapy course participated in a systematic peer feedback activity and five of these students volunteered for semi-structured interviews.
Results:
No significant correlation was found between perceived effectiveness of peer feedback and students' reflective thinking skills. Qualitative interview data revealed three major themes regarding PharmD students' perception of peer feedback as an instructional strategy to promote reflective practice: (1) the cognitive process of providing feedback, (2) the cognitive process after receiving peer feedback, and (3) perceptions of peer feedback as a tool to exercise reflective practice.
Conclusions:
Although limited in sample size, important lessons were learned on how to design, develop, and implement a peer feedback activity.
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