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  • Implementation of a Virtual Laboratory Practical Class (VLPC) module in pharmacology education

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    Cheesman, Matthew J.
    Chen, Steven
    Manchadi, Mary-Louise
    Jacob, Teague
    Minchin, Rodney F.
    Tregloan, Peter A.
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    Cheesman, Matthew
    Year published
    2014
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    Abstract: The Virtual Laboratory Practical Class (VLPC) computer program is a resource aimed at improving practical laboratory performance and understanding in a second-year pharmacology student cohort. In our evaluation of the program, half of the 233 students were provided access to the VLPC before their laboratory session and half after the completion of their experiment. Surveys were conducted to gauge student perception and understanding of the laboratory experiment. In addition, data measuring student completion times for the laboratory task were collected. Students who used the VLPC before the class reported an increase ...
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    Abstract: The Virtual Laboratory Practical Class (VLPC) computer program is a resource aimed at improving practical laboratory performance and understanding in a second-year pharmacology student cohort. In our evaluation of the program, half of the 233 students were provided access to the VLPC before their laboratory session and half after the completion of their experiment. Surveys were conducted to gauge student perception and understanding of the laboratory experiment. In addition, data measuring student completion times for the laboratory task were collected. Students who used the VLPC before the class reported an increase in their confidence in successfully completing the live practical experiment. They also showed a significant decrease in the mean completion time for the real laboratory session. No effect of the VLPC on assignment scores was observed, however this is likely due to the content of the program, which comprised only a very minor portion of these assessable laboratory reports. While some operational issues affected students’ use and engagement in the early stages of the project, students reported benefits to their practical skills and understanding, and perceived the VLPC as a realistic and useful depiction of the laboratory environment.
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    Journal Title
    Pharmacognosy Communications
    Volume
    4
    Issue
    1
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.5530/pc.2014.1.2
    Copyright Statement
    © The Author(s) 2014. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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    Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences not elsewhere classified
    Plant Biology
    Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/354151
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