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      Students perception of an industry based approach problem based learning (PBL) and their performance in drug delivery courses

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          Abstract

          Objective

          To investigate students perception of an industry based approach problem based learning (PBL) and their performance in drug delivery courses in pharmaceutics.

          Methods

          PBL was implemented within two drug delivery courses in 2015, in anticipation that the use of formulation or industrial instead of clinical or pharmacy practice based triggers, would open up student interest and understanding towards learning pharmaceutics in relation to industrial pharmacy. Two cohorts were monitored through final year examination results and PBL feedback to evaluate student perception and acceptance of the use of PBL. Previous cohorts were only exposed to conventional tutorials.

          Results

          Both cohorts showed better performance in their final examination results (2015 & 2016) compared to the previous year (2014) when students were only exposed to tutorials. The maximum and average marks obtained were also higher. There was significant difference between the maximum marks for Drug Delivery Systems 2 and the average marks for Drug Delivery Systems 1 with P < 0.05. It was also noted that although the cGPA of student intake for Cohort 2014 is higher than Cohorts 2015 and 2016, the performance of students were better seen in the two latter cohorts. In addition, student feedback showed positive acquiescence towards using PBL as part of the course.

          Conclusions

          Introduction of PBL in the drug delivery courses has shown to improve student academic performance either directly or indirectly by increasing student’s interest and understanding of the subjects taught. It also enhanced student soft skills and confidence. Students were happy with the implementation of PBL which improved their understanding of the subject, enhancing their abilities to think critically and improved their time management abilities.

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              How effective the problem-based learning (PBL) in dental education. A critical review

              The purpose of this critical review is to explore the research supporting the effectiveness of problem-based learning (PBL) as a teaching method in dental education. PBL was developed more than 40 years ago in reaction to the problems and limitations of traditional teaching approaches. Here, aspects of the PBL teaching approach are reviewed, and the reasons for the substantial effect of this approach on dental education are discussed. Evidence shows that students in PBL-based courses exhibit superior professional skills and effective learning compared with those instructed using traditional approaches.
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                Contributors
                Journal
                Saudi Pharm J
                Saudi Pharm J
                Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal : SPJ
                Elsevier
                1319-0164
                2213-7475
                20 November 2018
                February 2019
                20 November 2018
                : 27
                : 2
                : 274-282
                Affiliations
                Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Selangor, Malaysia
                Author notes
                Article
                S1319-0164(18)30578-4
                10.1016/j.jsps.2018.11.009
                6362177
                30766440
                f6a05333-92fb-45f3-82ae-62df6537092c
                © 2018 The Authors

                This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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                : 9 March 2018
                : 17 November 2018
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                pbl,pharmaceutics,drug delivery courses,pharmacy students

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