A survey of student engagement of pharmaceutical students in medical colleges

Abstract

Objective By means of valueadded reflection of students' learning behavior, this article gives an objective description of the current situation of pharmaceutical undergraduate education and puts forward some suggestions to strengthen the connotation construction of pharmaceutical education. Method Using the Chinese College Student Survey (CCSS) developed by Tsinghua University and Indiana University (US), 1100 students participated in a one-to-one web-based anonymous questionnaire, and using SPSS19.0 to analyze the data. Five comparable indexes and students' recognition behaviors were discussed using descriptive analysis and independent sample t test. Result The five comparable index scores and learning behavior skill index scores of the students in Chinese traditional medicine specialty and pharmacy were higher than the national overall level of all kinds of colleges and universities of science categories. Compared with the national norm of medical colleges, except that the score of 43.36 of the five comparable indexes in pharmaceutical professional academic challenge (level of academic challenge, LAC) was less than 43.63 national medical colleges LAC norm level, the other index scores were higher. LAC and active collaborative learning scores of Chinese pharmaceutical majors were lower than those of pharmacy students, and the difference was statistically significant (P< 0.05). In the study of behavioral skills, the scores of two major students' use, evaluation and comprehensive behavior were lower than the national standard of medical institutions, and there was a statistically significant difference in the scores of Chinese medicine and pharmaceutical majors (P<0.05). Conclusion Teaching experience and learning support need to be optimized for pharmaceutical students. Learning scientificalness and comprehensive abilities in pharmaceutical education need to be improved. Mid and higher level of learning behavior needs to be enhanced for pharmaceutical students. Key words: The major of Chinese materia medica; Pharmacy major; CCSS (Chinese college student survey); Learning situation; Investigation