Teaches following Subjects/Exams
Master of Pharmacy (Others)
Language of Instruction:
English
Education
EdD
University of Brighton, United Kingdom
Nov 2002 - Apr 2008
PGCert
De Montfort University, United Kingdom
Oct 1998 - Jun 1999
Clinical Pharmacy
BSc (Hons) Pharmacy
De Montfort University, United Kingdom
Oct 1992 - Jun 1995
Professional Exams & Certifications
Facilitating Learning in Higher Education
United Kingdom
Year Of Passing:
2001
MRPharmS
Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, United Kingdom
Year Of Passing:
1996
Publications and Research
Formative assessment as a learning aid for pharmacy calculations a theory based design
Kelly, Niamh, Glaspole, E. Stewart
Deficiencies in basic numerical skills exist amongst the general population and within healthcare professions. This paper shows how an application of education theory can be used to design an assessment tool to diagnose these problems in pre-registration pharmacists. The main component of this research is based on formative assessment, which acts both as an assessment method and learning aid. Theories such as Landa's Algo-Heuristic Theory and Vygotsky's Concept of Learning Development are incorporated directly into the tool's development. The designed assessment tool comprises three papers, developed around a sample Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (RPSGB) exam paper. These papers are to be used at various stages throughout the pre-registration training year to aid progression to mastery. Preliminary validation of this research was carried out using qualitative analysis of an academic/practitioner pharmacist consensus group. The analysis showed that formative assessment is perceived to be difficult to implement and understand. It also showed this tool to be a novel method of addressing this important issue, worthy of further research.