title: Pharmacy students' perceptions of and attitudes towards peer assessment within a drug literature evaluation course.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess pharmacy students' perceptions of and attitudes towards the use of peer assessment within a drug literature evaluation course.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 15-item, electronic survey instrument was sent to 158 second-year pharmacy students enrolled in a 2-credit required literature evaluation course at the Purdue University College of Pharmacy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred fifty-two (96.2%) responses were received. Approximately 95% of students agreed that they had the necessary skills to assess their peers and 91.8% agreed that their peers possessed these skills as well. More students agreed they were comfortable receiving feedback from peers (95.7%) than agreed they were comfortable providing feedback to peers (80%). The majority of students (91.9%) agreed that peer assessment was a skill they will use in their career as a pharmacist.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Students were more comfortable receiving feedback from peers than providing peer assessment. This skill is used by pharmacists throughout their career; therefore, students should become familiar and comfortable with the peer assessment process.
authors.affiliation: Purdue University College of Pharmacy, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA.
authors.forename: Kimberly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Lindsay
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Davison
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Heck Sheehan
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D003479:Curriculum; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods*; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D010379:Peer Group; D010465:Perception; D010604:Pharmacy; D013339:Students, Pharmacy