Table 3. Performance of students in evaluation methods used in the Pharmaceutical Care course (N = 30).
| Discursive Written Exam(Mean ± SD) | Seminars(Mean ± SD) | OSCE(Mean ± SD) | Virtual Patient(Mean ± SD) | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assessment score (on a scale of 0 to 10) | 7.10 (1.17) | 7.68 (1.55) | 7.70 (2.01) | 9.40 (0.41) | < 0.01 a |
| Assessment according to the Likert scale: 1 = Strongly Disagree; 2 = Disagree; 3 = Neither Agree Nor Disagree; 4 = Agree; 5 = Strongly Agree | |||||
| In this type of method I feel a lot of pressure to perform well | 3.57 (1.04) | 3.93 (1.08) | 4.07 (1.08) | 3.13 (1.14) | < 0.01 b |
| This method is useful in verifying my learning | 3.47 (0.94) | 3.43 (0.82) | 3.73 (1.05) | 3.97 (0.81) | 0.04 c |
| The criteria for correctness of the assessments were appropriate | 3.27 (1.05) | 3.10 (1.06) | 3.30 (1.29) | 3.60 (1.04) | 0.30 |
| The assigned note reflects my learning | 2.70 (1.15) | 2.87 (0.97) | 3.00 (1.08) | 3.30 (1.06) | 0.17 |
*Kruskal-Wallis.
adifferences between Virtual Patients e other evaluation methods,
bdifferences between Virtual Patients and Seminar and OSCE,
cdifferences between Virtual Patients and Seminar.