Development and perceptions of an academic success tool for pharmacy students.

Objective: Some students may face challenges with graduate-level reading and writing, particularly in certain active learning pedagogies, such as team-based learning or peer instruction, which require extensive pre-reading. The objective of this study is to determine the perceived utility of an academic literacy (reading/writing) test for first professional year student pharmacists (P1s).

Methods: In a collaboration between pharmacy and linguistics faculty, an academic literacy assessment tool was developed using fall P1 course materials.