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ArticleAmerican journal of pharmaceutical education2016

Qualitative Analysis of Written Reflections during a Teaching Certificate Program.

Ashley N Castleberry, Nalin Payakachat, Sarah Ashby, Amanda Nolen, Martha Carle, Kathryn K Neill, Amy M Franks

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Article in American journal of pharmaceutical education, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Ashley N CastleberryUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Nalin PayakachatUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Sarah AshbyUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Amanda NolenUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Martha CarleUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Office of Educational Development, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Kathryn K NeillUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Amy M FranksUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy, Little Rock, Arkansas.

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6 · The paper itself

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objectiveTo evaluate the success of a teaching certificate program by qualitatively evaluating the content and extent of participants' reflections.

methodsTwo investigators independently identified themes within midpoint and final reflection essays across six program years. Each essay was evaluated to determine the extent of reflection in prompted teaching-related topic areas (strengths, weaknesses, assessment, feedback).

resultsTwenty-eight themes were identified within 132 essays. Common themes encompassed content delivery, student assessment, personal successes, and challenges encountered. Deep reflection was exhibited, with 48% of essays achieving the highest level of critical reflection. Extent of reflection trended higher from midpoint to final essays, with significant increases in the strengths and feedback areas.

conclusionThe teaching certificate program fostered critical reflection and self-reported positive behavior change in teaching, thus providing a high-quality professional development opportunity. Such programs should strongly consider emphasizing critical reflection through required reflective exercises at multiple points within program curricula.

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Education, PharmacyFeedbackWritingCurriculumFemaleHumansMaleTeachingqualitativereflectionteaching certificate programteaching development

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PMID26941436
PMCPMC4776288

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