INNOVATIVE METHODS IMPLEMENTATION INTO EDUCATIONAL PROCESS OF THE PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11603/me.2414-5998.2017.2.7656Keywords:
innovative technologies, innovative methods, case method.Abstract
The aim of the study – to investigate the effectiveness of innovative teaching methods implementing to train qualified pharmacy professionals.
The main body. For conducting the study the modern information and communication technologies were used, namely: Internet sites, blog technology, audio and video resources, Skype program, multimedia presentations, trainings, role plays and computer-based testing. The use of innovative educational technologies in the National University of Pharmacy provides great opportunities to improve the learning process effectiveness. Information and multimedia educational programs facilitate not only high-quality digestion of theoretical material, but also computers skills improving. Innovations in the content of education should be supplemented and implemented through the mastery of innovative methods. One of the methods, which is appropriate to be used within future pharmacists training is case-method. Using this method in the form of a case-by-case, case exercise and case situation during Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacognosy, Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmaceutical and Industrial Drugs Technology classes during autumn semester of 2016 led to the increase of indicators of qualitative students’ achievement of average statistical group by 20-25%.
Conclusion. The use of innovative teaching methods in the educational process carries a great potential, because it accelerates the mastery of knowledge and makes this process interesting and dynamic. The use of interactive method (case method) as to core subjects showed improving of qualitative students’ achievement compared to using traditional methods.References
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