Journal of the Academy of Health Science Educators: A Pre-Print Repository
Abstract Andragogy, the art and science of helping adults learn, gained popularity in the 1970s, often based on Malcolm Knowles (1970, 1984) assumptions regarding adults as learners. This non-neuropsychological learning theory posits adults see themselves as self-directed learners, can call on their prior experience as a resource for learning, are motivated by the desire to …
Published in Journal of Pharmacy Practice: https://doi.org/10.1177/08971900211038860 Abstract Objective: The objective of this study was to compare student learning outcomes, behaviors, and attitudes in a non-prescription drug and self-care therapeutics course taught in the second professional (P2) year versus the first professional (P1) year at one pharmacy school. Methods: Mean performance of students by class …
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Abstract It is well known that health professions trainees benefit from feedback that is timely, constructive, and focused on observable behaviors. However, providing such feedback becomes increasingly more difficult in situations where either the stakes (possible negative outcomes) or the trainees’ resistance to the feedback increases, or both. In this short communication, we use the …