Student Pharmacists' Use and Perceived Impact of Educational Technologies

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Table 1.

Demographics of Pharmacy Students Completing a Survey Instrument on Use and Value of Educational Technologies

Variable	Survey Respondents, No. (%)
Female	98 (54.7)
Earned undergraduate degree	137 (76.5)
Age range
Less than 25 years old	88 (49.2)
25 to 30 years old	80 (44.7)
More than 30 years old	11 (6.1)
Professional Year
P1	63 (35.2)
P2	54 (30.2)
P3	62 (34.6)

Table 2.

Rank Ordered Frequencies of Use of Different Technologies and Resources for Educational Purposes

Technology or Resource	Mean (SD)^a	More than 10 times per week N(%)	6-10 times per week N(%)	3-5 times per week N(%)	1-2 times per week N(%)	Less than 1 time per week N(%)
In-class electronic presentations	4.48 (0.88)	117(66.9)	35 (20.0)	16 (9.1)	4 (2.3)	3 (1.7)
Course material posted on website	4.33 (0.91)	101(57.4)	41 (23.3)	26 (14.8)	7 (4.0)	1 (0.6)
Email	4.09 (1.11)	88 (51.2)	31 (18.0)	38 (22.1)	10 (5.8)	5 (2.9)
Digital audio files	2.92 (1.37)	32 (18.2)	30 (17.0)	37 (21.0)	46 (26.1)	31 (17.6)
Digital video files	2.18 (1.32)	19 (10.9)	10 (5.7)	25 (14.4)	50 (28.7)	70 (40.2)
Video-teleconferencing in class	2.15 (1.43)	19 (10.8)	18 (10.2)	27 (15.3)	18 (10.2)	94 (53.4)
Online testing	2.13 (0.86)	6 (3.4)	5 (2.8)	26 (14.8)	108(61.4)	31 (7.6)
Handheld device	1.86 (1.25)	13 (7.4)	11 (6.3)	15 (8.6)	36 (20.6)	100(57.1)
Course textbook	1.82 (1.08)	6 (3.4)	11 (6.3)	20 (11.4)	47 (26.9)	91 (52.0)
Audience response systems	1.73 (0.93)	4 (2.3)	4 (2.3)	21(12.1)	57 (32.8)	88 (50.6)
Instant messaging tools	1.71 (1.34)	19 (10.9)	5 (2.9)	10 (5.7)	14 (8.0)	127(72.6)
Threaded discussion tools	1.27 (0.61)	1 (0.6)	0	9 (5.1)	25 (14.2)	141(80.1)

↵a based on a 5-point Likert scale anchored at 5 = more than 10 times per week and 1 = less than 1 time per week

Table 3.

Rank Ordered Perceived Impact of Different Technologies and Resources on Learning

Technology or Resource	Mean (SD)^a	Very Beneficial N (%)	Beneficial N (%)	Indifferent N (%)	Detrimental N (%)	Very Detrimental N (%)
Course material posted on Web site	4.8 (0.5)	140 (79.1%)	33 (18.6)	2 (1.1)	2 (1.1)	0
In-class electronic presentations	4.7 (0.6)	134 (75.7)	33 (18.6)	8 (4.5)	2 (1.1)	0
Email	4.5 (0.7)	108 (61.0)	58 (32.8)	7 (4.0)	4 (2.3)	0
Digital audio files	4.2 (0.8)	80 (45.2)	49 (27.7)	37 (20.9)	2 (1.1)	0
Online testing	4.0 (1.0)	65 (36.7)	69 (39.0)	29 (16.4)	9 (5.1)	4 (2.3)
Digital video files	4.0 (0.9)	60 (33.9)	44 (24.9)	52 (29.4)	2 (1.1)	1 (0.6)
Handheld device	3.6 (0.8)	19 (10.7)	53 (29.9)	63 (35.6)	2 (1.1)	1 (0.6)
Course textbook	3.5 (0.8)	14 (7.9)	53 (29.9)	76 (42.9)	3 (1.7)	3 (1.7)
Instant messaging tools	3.4 (0.7)	13 (7.3)	29 (16.4)	77 (43.5)	4 (2.3)	0
Video-teleconferencing in class	3.3 (0.9)	21 (11.9)	28 (15.8)	75 (42.4)	16 (9.0)	3 (1.7)
Audience response systems	3.3 (0.8)	14 (8.0)	41 (23.3)	87 (49.4)	9 (5.1)	4 (2.3)
Threaded discussion tools	3.1 (0.6)	6 (3.4)	14 (8.0)	102 (58.3)	8 (4.6)	0