title: Creating and Assessing Student Perception of an Examination Mastery Score Report for a Pharmacotherapy Course.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare student-perceived utility of two types of score reports.
  
  
  METHODS
  Assessment standards were followed to create a new examination score report for pharmacotherapy coursework. Student examination scores were returned using the traditional score report, the utility of which students rated along 9 dimensions. A mastery score report was also distributed, and students rated it on the same 9 dimensions. The ratings were compared to determine which the students perceived as more useful.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The students rated the mastery score report significantly better on each of the 9 dimensions and in aggregate.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pharmacy students perceived the mastery score report as more useful in helping them improve their achievement of educational outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Wingate University School of Pharmacy, Wingate, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Greg L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Alston
authors.affiliation: Wingate University School of Pharmacy, Wingate, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Donald S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Nuzum
authors.affiliation: Wingate University School of Pharmacy, Wingate, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pegram
authors.affiliation: Wingate University School of Pharmacy, Wingate, North Carolina.
authors.forename: John Brock
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D032882:Comprehension; D003479:Curriculum; D004512:Education, Pharmacy / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D010465:Perception; D011340:Problem Solving; D013339:Students, Pharmacy / Q000523:psychology*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*
keywords: CAPE 2013; classroom assessment; outcomes assessment; score report