Terry A Ackerman, Ye Ma
Examining Differential Item Functioning from a Multidimensional IRT Perspective
Psychometrika
little known nutrition education pharmacy programs study reports outcomes assessment pharmacy students knowledge perceptions satisfaction clinical nutrition course 2credit required course clinical nutrition diet therapy provides thirdyear professional pharmacy students knowledge various diet nutrition topics relate nutrition concepts health disease prevention treatment diet nutritionrelated health conditions enteral parenteral nutrition academic years 2012 2021 720 students enrolled course direct assessment data collected 227 students indirect assessment data 173 students average 857 students acquired necessary knowledge 23 course learning objectives average course evaluation ratings students 5point likert scale strongly disagree 1 disagree 2 somewhat agree 3 agree 4 strongly agree 5 high 443 high ratings also recorded students satisfaction course structure 446 teaching effectiveness 439 students appreciated clear presentation course learning objectives requirements teaching effectiveness also acknowledged quality learning experience courses relevance pharmacy students highly rated course achieving learning objectives addition satisfaction content structure delivery relevance pharmacy education practice furthermore course content addressed accreditation requirements nutrition education covered topics listed american college clinical pharmacy accp pharmacotherapy didactic curriculum toolkits clinical nutrition diet therapy course well received educating pharmacy students diet nutrition prepares graduates expanding role domains community hospital clinical practice settings