A Comparative Study to Evaluate the Educational Impact of E-Learning Tools on Griffith University Pharmacy Students’ Level of Understanding Using Bloom’s and SOLO Taxonomies
Table 2
Student demographic data and behaviour in the Human Pharmacology courses (obtained in phase 1).
Variable
Control = 55 (%)
Intervention = 43 (%)
Statistic, value
Gender
Female ( = 62)
37 (67)
25 (58)
= 0.35
Male ( = 36)
18 (33)
18 (42)
GPAa
(Mean, SD)
5.4 ± 0.58
5.3 ± 0.62
= 0.41
English as first language
Yes ( = 70)
39 (71)
31 (72)
= 0.9
No ( = 28)
16 (29)
12 (28)
Studied notes prior to lecture
Yes ( = 14)
6 (13)
8 (18)
= 0.3
No ( = 83)
48 (87)
35 (82)
Difficulty to follow topics that cover drug MOAb
Easy ( = 32)
17 (31)
15 (35)
Neutral ( = 36)
21 (39)
15 (35)
= 0.9
Difficult ( = 29)
16 (30)
13 (30)
Attend pharmacology lectures
Rarely ( = 12)
9 (17)
3 (7)
= 0.21
Frequently ( = 33)
20 (36)
13 (30)
Always ( = 53)
26 (47)
27 (63)
This table includes statistical comparisons of demographic data and student behaviour towards Human Pharmacology courses. No statistical significant difference was observed in any comparison. GPA: grade point average; GPA scale in Australia ranges from 0 to 7, with 7 as a high distinction and 4 as the pass grade; bmechanism of action.
