Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ532804
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Teaching a Systematic Search Strategy Improves Literature Retrieval Skills of Pharmacy Students.
Grant, Kathryn L.; And Others
American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, v60 n3 p281-86 Fall 1996
A study investigated the effectiveness of combined lecture and computer demonstration to train third-year pharmacy students (n=48) in computerized information retrieval. Results show the method to be effective in helping students translate Boolean logic into search strategies. The importance of improving pharmacy students' literature retrieval skills and of early training is discussed. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Needs, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Lecture Method, Pharmaceutical Education, Professional Education, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Search Strategies, Systems Approach
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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