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ArticleAmerican journal of pharmaceutical education2016

Using a Virtual Tablet Machine to Improve Student Understanding of the Complex Processes Involved in Tablet Manufacturing.

Sofia Mattsson, Hans-Erik Sjöström, Claire Englund

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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 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Sofia MattssonUmeå University Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Neuroscience, Umeå, Sweden.
Hans-Erik SjöströmUmeå University Centre for Educational Development, Umeå, Sweden.
Claire EnglundUmeå University Centre for Educational Development, Umeå, Sweden.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective. To develop and implement a virtual tablet machine simulation to aid distance students' understanding of the processes involved in tablet production. Design. A tablet simulation was created enabling students to study the effects different parameters have on the properties of the tablet. Once results were generated, students interpreted and explained them on the basis of current theory. Assessment. The simulation was evaluated using written questionnaires and focus group interviews. Students appreciated the exercise and considered it to be motivational. Students commented that they found the simulation, together with the online seminar and the writing of the report, was beneficial for their learning process. Conclusion. According to students' perceptions, the use of the tablet simulation contributed to their understanding of the compaction process.

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Computer SimulationStudents, PharmacyTabletsComprehensionDrug CompoundingEducation, PharmacyHumansProblem-Based LearningSurveys and QuestionnairesTabletsexpected learning outcomespharmacy educationsimulationvirtual tablet machine

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PMID27402990
PMCPMC4937982

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