An Educational Board Game to Assist PharmD Students in Learning Autonomic Nervous System Pharmacology

To examine whether playing a board game can assist PharmD students in learning autonomic nervous system (ANS) pharmacology. Of 72 students enrolled in a required second-year pharmacology course, 22 students volunteered to play the board game, which was followed by an in-class examination consisting...

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Published in:American journal of pharmaceutical education 2015-09, Vol.79 (8), p.1
Main Authors: Jones, J Shawn, Tincher, Lindsay, Odeng-Otu, Emmanuel, Herdman, Michelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavioral Objectives
Cognitive style
Drugs
Educational Games
Educational Improvement
Games
Learning
Learning Processes
Nervous system
Neural networks
Participation
Pharmacology
Pharmacy
Physiology
Psychopharmacology
Public speaking
Student Attitudes
Student Participation
Students
Studies
Teaching
Teaching Methods
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Summary:To examine whether playing a board game can assist PharmD students in learning autonomic nervous system (ANS) pharmacology. Of 72 students enrolled in a required second-year pharmacology course, 22 students volunteered to play the board game, which was followed by an in-class examination consisting of 42 ANS questions (ANSQs) and 8 control questions (CTLQs). Participants were given a pretest and a posttest to assess immediate educational improvement. Participants' scores for pretest, posttest, in-class examination, and ANSQs were compared. Also, scores for examination, ANSQs, and CTLQs were compared between board game participants (PART) and nonparticipating classmates (NPART). Board game participants scored progressively higher between the pretest, posttest, examination, and ANSQs. Additionally, PART scores were higher than NPART scores for examination and ANSQs. Difference between PART and NPART CTLQ scores was not significant. A board game can assist PharmD students in learning ANS pharmacology.
ISSN:0002-9459
1553-6467