EVALUATION OF DILEARN - AN INTERACTIVE COMPUTER-ASSISTED-LEARNING PROGRAM FOR DRUG INFORMATION

An interactive computer-assisted learning program was developed for th e purpose of teaching the basic skills required to provide drug inform ation. The program was evaluated using a pretest/posttest control grou p design. Fifty-three Doctor of Pharmacy students enrolled in a drug i nformation class were randomized to either the computer program or tra ditional didactic lectures. A satisfaction survey of the computerized program was also conducted. No statistical differences were found betw een the groups for either pretest or posttest scores. The overall sati sfaction of the computer-assisted learning module was favorable. The r esults of this study indicate that this computer-assisted learning mod ule is as effective as traditional class room instruction in teaching basic drug information skills.