First, because students have to answer questions prior to class, they are much better prepared to discuss homework material than had formerly been the case. Secondly, because PharmAd 311 instructors are able to access students' responses prior to class, they know what material requires extra attention and what material may receive less detailed treatment during any given classroom meeting. Thus, students are able to access a set of possible answers to the questions about each case, including archived answers submitted by other students, past and present. Keeping all this material at students' fingertips makes it easier for them to study past material without having to rely exclusively on class notes. Online faculty responses to quiz questions also were easier to read than handwritten notes written on an exam, she adds.
Students add to the case study database by writing responses to specific questions.
Skills are learned and reinforced through repeated exposure to material, but there's variety in the repetition, which keeps the material fresh and interesting. First published in Interactions, Spring 2000, Volume 24, Number 1.