Impact of social media use on reading levels in third-year student pharmacists
| Autor: | Connie L. Barnes, Stephen H. Fuller, Robert Cisneros, Dustin Wilson, Emily Ghassemi, Amber N. McLendon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Male 020205 medical informatics Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject education Standardized test Pharmacy 02 engineering and technology Cohort Studies 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Literacy Reading (process) 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Humans Social media 030212 general & internal medicine Prospective Studies General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Correlation of Data Curriculum media_common Aged Aged 80 and over Medical education business.industry Pharmacy school Middle Aged Readability Reading Students Pharmacy Female business Psychology Social Media Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | Currents in pharmacy teachinglearning. 11(9) |
| ISSN: | 1877-1300 |
| Popis: | Introduction The majority of Americans report using social media, but there is limited research describing impact of social media on academic performance and reading. Our objectives were to describe the association between social media use and reading levels of third-year student pharmacists (P3), describe the association between reading level and pharmacy school admissions data, and assess texts used in the curriculum for readability. Methods This was a prospective, cohort study. Reading level was determined by a standardized test. Social media data were collected via questionnaire. Admissions data were obtained from the admissions office. Readability of texts was assessed using readability software. Results Eighty-nine student pharmacists completed the study. The average reading level was 16.4. Students reported using social media for an average of 126 min daily. Students reported using an average of four social media sites and spending 88 min weekly on extracurricular reading. Negligible linear correlations were found between reading level and time spent on social media (ρ = 0.063), number of sites used (ρ =0.062), and time spent on extracurricular reading (ρ= 0.130). A moderate correlation (ρ = 0.524) was found between reading level and Pharmacy College Admission Test (PCAT) score. The average readability of guidelines and textbook chapters were 18.1 ± 1.0 and 20.4 ± 0.3, respectively. Conclusions In P3 students, reading level was not associated with social media use. However, PCAT scores were positively associated with reading level. Furthermore, the readability of assigned texts exceeded the average reading level of the students. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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