TEACHING STRATEGIES AND ASSESSMENT METHODS FOR ONLINE PHARMACY EDUCATION

This  study  aimed  to  evaluate  the  effectiveness  in  terms  of  knowledge  change  pre-  and  post-online  learning  and  to explore  Malaysian  pharmacy  students’   perception  and  acceptance  of   online  learning.  An  independent  web-based learning module  was developed for  a  module  on  basic patient counselling skills for  pharmacy  students  of  a  Pharmaceutical education and research   institute.   Out  of  a  total  of  60  students, 57 (96.8%)  students  participated  in  the  study  and  completed  an assessment  and  feedback  survey.   Students’ knowledge  scores  were  found  to  have   significantly  improved  after completing  the  online  learning  activity. Overall,  more  than  90%  of students agreed that the  online module was useful for new topic learning and revising,  provided relevant content, which was arranged in a clear and logical manner, and thus facilitated their understanding.  The majority of  students reported to have  enjoyed and satisfied with the online learning. More than half  of  them agreed that online learning was time-saving, allowed self-paced learning and improved their confidence level.