Are fishbowl activities effective for teaching pharmacotherapy and developing postformal thought in pharmacy students? A pilot study.

Background And Purpose: Case based learning is a commonly used pedagogy to facilitate active learning and development of problem-solving skills, however its utility may be limited in a large lecture environment. Fishbowl activities have been utilized in higher education to encourage discussion and postformal thinking and may be useful in engaging large class sizes in collective problem-solving activities.

Educational Activity And Setting: The fishbowl activity took place in a second-year six-credit hour infectious disease course delivered in the spring of 2017, consisting 95 students.