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Assessing problem-solving, critical thinking, and creative thinking in pharmacy education is challenging. Combining standardized tools with validated rubrics is key for accurate measurement of student achievement.

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  • Pharmacy Education
  • Curricular Outcomes
  • Entrustable Practice Activities

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  • Problem-solving, critical thinking, and creative thinking are essential skills in pharmacy.
  • Assessing these skills within pharmacy curricula presents unique challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify best practices for achieving and assessing the problem-solving subdomain in pharmacy education.
  • Focus on problem-solving, critical thinking, and creative thinking (innovative mindset).

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of existing tools and approaches for skill assessment.
  • Analysis of standardized instruments and validated rubrics for assignment design and performance evaluation.

Main Results:

  • Measuring these three distinct skills individually is difficult.
  • Standardized instruments and validated rubrics are common approaches found in the literature.

Conclusions:

  • Further research is required to define and refine best practices in this assessment area.
  • A combination of standardized tools and validated rubrics appears necessary for accurate measurement of student competency.