A Categorization Scheme for Assessing Pharmacy Students' Levels of Reflection During Internships | Zendy

Andy Wallman | Zendy; Åsa Kettis Lindblad | Zendy; Stina Hall | Zendy; Annika Lundmark | Zendy; Lena Ring | Zendy

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A Categorization Scheme for Assessing Pharmacy Students' Levels of Reflection During Internships

Author(s) -

Andy Wallman,

Åsa Kettis Lindblad,

Stina Hall,

Annika Lundmark,

Lena Ring

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

american journal of pharmaceutical education

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.796

H-Index - 63

eISSN - 1553-6467

pISSN - 0002-9459

DOI - 10.5688/aj720105

Subject(s) - internship , categorization , inter rater reliability , pharmacy , medical education , reliability (semiconductor) , psychology , test (biology) , reflection (computer programming) , medicine , computer science , family medicine , artificial intelligence , programming language , paleontology , developmental psychology , power (physics) , rating scale , physics , quantum mechanics , biology

OBJECTIVETo test the reliability, feasibility, and responsiveness of a categorization scheme for assessing pharmacy students' levels of reflection during internships.METHODSPharmacy interns at Uppsala University were asked to write a reflective essay about patient counseling at the start and end of their internships. A modified version of Kember's categorization scheme for assessing the level of reflection was used to evaluate these essays.RESULTSBased on their essay scores, the students' levels of reflection increased during the internship course (p < 0.001) The mean time for categorization was 3 minutes per essay. The interrater reliability of the 182 essays was kappa = 0.63.CONCLUSIONSThe evaluation of the categorization scheme showed that it has good interrater reliability, feasibility, and responsiveness. This scheme might be useful in pharmacy practice educational settings, but needs further validation.

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