Kashelle Lockman1, Stuart T Haines, Mary Lynn McPherson. 1. K. Lockman is clinical assistant professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, Division of Applied Clinical Sciences, University of Iowa College of Pharmacy, Iowa City, Iowa; ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8017-8084. S.T. Haines is professor and director, Division of Pharmacy Professional Development, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Jackson, Mississippi; ORCID: http://orcid.org/ 0000-0001-8217-1871. M.L. McPherson is professor and executive director, Advanced Post-Graduate Education in Palliative Care, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, Maryland.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the impact on learning outcomes of flipping a pain management module in a doctor of pharmacy curriculum. METHOD: In a required first-professional-year pharmacology and therapeutics course at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, the pain therapeutics content of the pain management module was flipped. This redesign transformed the module from a largely lecture-based, instructor-centered model to a learner-centered model that included a variety of preclass activities and in-class active learning exercises. In spring 2015, the module was taught using the traditional model; in spring 2016, it was taught using the flipped model. The same end-of-module objective structured clinical exam (OSCE) and multiple-choice exam were administered in 2015 to the traditional cohort (TC; n = 156) and in 2016 to the flipped cohort (FC; n = 162). Cohort performance was compared. RESULTS: Learning outcomes improved significantly in the FC: The mean OSCE score improved by 12.33/100 points (P < .0001; 95% CI 10.28-14.38; effect size 1.33), and performance on the multiple-choice exam's therapeutics content improved by 5.07 percentage points (P < .0001; 95% CI 2.56-7.59; effect size 0.45). Student performance on exam items assessing higher cognitive levels significantly improved under the flipped model. Grade distribution on both exams shifted, with significantly more FC students earning an A or B and significantly fewer earning a D or F compared with TC students. CONCLUSIONS: Student performance on knowledge- and skill-based assessments improved significantly after flipping the therapeutics content of a pain management module.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the impact on learning outcomes of flipping a pain management module in a doctor of pharmacy curriculum. METHOD: In a required first-professional-year pharmacology and therapeutics course at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, the pain therapeutics content of the pain management module was flipped. This redesign transformed the module from a largely lecture-based, instructor-centered model to a learner-centered model that included a variety of preclass activities and in-class active learning exercises. In spring 2015, the module was taught using the traditional model; in spring 2016, it was taught using the flipped model. The same end-of-module objective structured clinical exam (OSCE) and multiple-choice exam were administered in 2015 to the traditional cohort (TC; n = 156) and in 2016 to the flipped cohort (FC; n = 162). Cohort performance was compared. RESULTS: Learning outcomes improved significantly in the FC: The mean OSCE score improved by 12.33/100 points (P < .0001; 95% CI 10.28-14.38; effect size 1.33), and performance on the multiple-choice exam's therapeutics content improved by 5.07 percentage points (P < .0001; 95% CI 2.56-7.59; effect size 0.45). Student performance on exam items assessing higher cognitive levels significantly improved under the flipped model. Grade distribution on both exams shifted, with significantly more FC students earning an A or B and significantly fewer earning a D or F compared with TC students. CONCLUSIONS: Student performance on knowledge- and skill-based assessments improved significantly after flipping the therapeutics content of a pain management module.
Authors: Kristen Grabow Moore; Andrew Ketterer; Natasha Wheaton; Paul Logan Weygandt; Holly A Caretta-Weyer; Jeremy Berberian; Jaime Jordan Journal: J Grad Med Educ Date: 2021-10-15