E-learning for Calculation

Advantage Disadvantage

Limits socialisingUse of Technology

Loss of structures

routine

Time

Self pacedReflective learningRepetition/Skip

Place

Units

Percentages

Basic Pharmaceutical

calculations (25) Worked

examples

Practice questions

Specific pharmaceutical

calculations(15)

Topics

Body Mass IndexMolarity

Infusion ratesDose Calculations

Extemporaneous Formulation

Displacement VolumeEquivalent Doses

Multiple Dilutions

Serial dilutions

Chloroform Dilution

Half Life

Suppositories-Displacement value

Renal function-Ideal body weight

Allegation

1st2nd

3rd 4th

Feedback

62%

38%Yes

No

N = 383

The use of the e-package

Male Female0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Yes NoSex

18-21 22-25 26-30 31-39 40+0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Yes (N=220) No (N=131)Age range

91%

9%

yes (N=213)

No (N=20)

94%

6%

Yes (N= 216)

No (N= 14)

Understanding the instructions and information in the e-package

Yes No Sometimes0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

Helpfulness of hints

Num

ber

of s

tude

nts

(%)

N= 225

92%

8%Yes (N=210) No (N=19)

Relevance of the e-package topics

Difficulty of questions

Yes No, should be more No, should be less0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%N= 226

Number of practice questions

Very hard hard Average Easy Very easy0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

N=225

Rating

Very helpful Helpful Neither helpful or unhelpful

unhelpful Very unhelpful0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%N=214

Per

cent

age

of s

tude

nts

(%)

Very good Good Average Poor Very poor0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

Quality of voice over N=200

Quality of Video N= 199

Speed of narration N=199

Legibility of handwriting N=202

Solution explanation N= 204

Rating

Num

ber

of s

tude

nts

(%)

Quality of the worked examples

Usefulness of worked examples

29%

63%

8%

Very helpful Helpful Neither helpful or unhelpful Unhelpful Very unhelpful

N= 225

29%

61%

10%

Exceeded my expectations (N=64)

Met my expectations (N=136)

Did not meet my expectations (N=23)

N= 223

Very Confident Confident Neither confident nor unconfident

Unconfident Very unconfident 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

Pre-package confidence level N=361Post-package confidence level N=222Level of Confidence

Num

ber

of S

tude

nts

(%)

1. Workshops

2.Tutorials

3. E-package

4. Quizzes

5. Online resources

6. Homework

7. Calculation based games/Practicals/Sample questions

77% (N=271)

55% (N=192)

52% (N=182)

41% (N=143)

39% (N=137)

36% (N=125)

77% (N=271)

55% (N=192)

52% (N=182)

41% (N=143)

39% (N=137)

36% (N=125)

34% (N=118)

Post-package:Number of students

38% (N=34)

45% (N=40)

17% (N=16)

Pre-package:Number of students

68% (N=61)

31% (N=28)

1% (N=1)

Student quiz results (%)

0-39

40-69

70+

The calculated P value is 2.83x10-11

How would you use this

package again?

Clarify questions

encountered in class

pre-registration exam

Exam Revision

In further years of

study

92%

8%

Yes No

N= 223

Interest in similar e-package for other modules

72%

28%

yes (N= 160) No (N=63)

N= 223

Package preferred to be available as a mobile phone application

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