Increasing Teacher Opportunities to Respond in a Head Start Program Using a Bug-In-Ear Coaching Model.

Early childhood teachers play a critical role in the kindergarten readiness of preschool age children. Yet, they often receive little and insufficient training in the use of evidence-based practices that can increase academic success and prevent undesired behaviors. As a result, preschool teachers tend to use more exclusionary practices when disciplining students.

Heading in the Right Direction? Examining the Relationship of Transfer Patterns and Income Status on College Student Outcomes.

Given the prevalence of transfer activity, education stakeholders must understand how transfer may be associated with student outcomes. Such knowledge is critical, as the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn have impacted college enrollment and student transfer behavior. Relying on a sample of 6510 undergraduate students from BPS:12/17 data, we conducted analyses using multiple regression to examine the relationship between student transfer direction and two student outcomes: time to degree and cumulative loan debt.

Item response theory in high-stakes pharmacy assessments.

Our Situation: Classical test theory (CTT) and item response theory (IRT) are two measurement models used to evaluate results from examinations, questionnaires, and instruments. To illustrate the benefits of IRT, we compared how results from multiple-choice tests can be interpreted using CTT and IRT.

Methodological Literature Review: IRT encompasses a collection of statistical models that estimate the probability of providing a correct response for a test item.

Development and implementation of a formative instructional coaching program using the Teaching Practices Inventory within a health professions program.

Background: A growing body of literature describes teaching practices that are positively associated with student achievement. Observing, characterizing, and providing feedback on these teaching practices is a necessary, yet significant challenge to improving teaching quality. This study describes the design, implementation, and evaluation of an instructional coaching program created to provide formative feedback to instructors based on their use of evidence-based teaching practices.

Characterizing Research About Interprofessional Education Within Pharmacy.

To determine how interprofessional education (IPE) in pharmacy has been studied, namely which disciplines have engaged in IPE research initiatives, the research methodologies that have been used, and what journals have published in this area. In the 145 IPE studies included in the review, the authors represented 13 different disciplines (3.2±1.

How to use the Delphi method to aid in decision making and build consensus in pharmacy education.

Our Situation: As pharmacy educators, we often encounter situations such as designing new curricula or establishing shared values for an organization that may be ambiguous or controversial. To generate effective solutions, it is often necessary to build group consensus with key stakeholders. The purpose of this paper is to describe and provide recommendations for using the Delphi method, a process for facilitating discussions and aiding in decision making.

The association between student socioeconomic status and student-teacher relationships on math achievement.

The importance of math achievement in the early grades has been well documented. Two variables that have independently been found to be strong predictors of math achievement are student-teacher relationships (STR) and socioeconomic status (SES). The present study investigates the interaction between STR and SES on student math achievement using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, a nationally representative data set.

Qualitative Evaluation of a Junior Faculty Team Mentoring Program.

To investigate the strengths and challenges of a structured junior faculty mentoring program at a public four-year school of pharmacy, identify areas of opportunity to improve the program, and describe the mentoring needs of mid-career faculty. Focus groups and interviews were conducted to elicit participants' experiences, perceptions, and suggestions for opportunity to improve the program. Stakeholder groups included junior faculty enrolled in the mentoring program, mid-career faculty who had graduated from the program, mid-career faculty who had not participated in the program, internal mentors, external mentors, and division chairs.

A Mapping Review of Teamwork Training and Assessment in Pharmacy Education.

To explore how teamwork is taught (ie, skills and format), measured, and assessed within pharmacy education. A mapping review was conducted to provide a selection of articles to specifically capture how teamwork is taught, measured, and assessed within pharmacy education. Of the 114 references retrieved, 18 studies from 17 schools or colleges of pharmacy met the inclusion criteria for review and data abstraction.

Emerging Innovations and Professional Skills Needed Within Pharmacy Curricula.

To ensure students are prepared for the rapidly evolving world of health care, curricula must be aligned with emerging innovations, as well as professional skills likely to influence students' abilities to be successful. At the 2019 annual meeting of PharmAlliance institutions, we asked experts to identify innovations and professional skills necessary for the future of pharmacy practice. Experts identified a wide range of topics, including personalized and precision medicine, digital health, interprofessional collaboration, clinical decision making, and overcoming complexity and ambiguity.

Using multiple linear regression in pharmacy education scholarship.

Our Situation: There has been an increased interest in regression techniques within pharmacy education to allow researchers to determine variables that may predict a specific outcome (e.g., predicting student scores on the Pharmacy Curriculum Outcomes Assessment).

Exploring the Future of Graduate Education in Pharmaceutical Fields.

To ensure graduate students remain at the forefront of healthcare, curricula must be aligned with current and emerging innovations likely to influence students' ability to be successful. In this study, a modified Delphi technique was utilized to determine and prioritize the innovations and professional skills needed. For innovations, the top three areas experts identified were (1) personalized medicine, (2) big data, and (3) cell and gene therapy.

Strategies to effectively implement self-assessment techniques using multiple methods.

Background: This commentary accompanies a companion article that used post-test predictions or postdictions as a self-assessment strategy to help third-year pharmacy students evaluate and understand their test performance.

Impact: In addition to providing constructive critiques to the companion article, two educational studies using different self-assessment techniques are highlighted.

Teachable Moment: To help improve the design and implementation of self-assessment strategies in the future, the goal of this teachable moments matter is to unpack the relationship between self-assessment and metacognition.

Thromboprophylaxis practice patterns in hip fracture surgery patients: experience in Perth, Western Australia.

Background: International guidelines recommend that all patients undergoing hip fracture surgery receive specific thromboprophylaxis. The purpose of the present study was to examine current thromboprophylaxis practice patterns in patients undergoing hip fracture surgery at Royal Perth Hospital.

Methods: A total of 129 consecutive patients admitted to Royal Perth Hospital between 4 February and 21 July 2002 for surgical repair of a fractured neck of femur, was studied.