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
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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