Four-phase blended FC/TPS design with authentic prescriptions and gamification¶

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Evidence · 2 claims (1 for, 1 mixed) · 1 study (1 design), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The article describes a blended learning intervention "structured into four sequential phases": pre-class self-study with digital materials and real de-identified prescriptions, a 30-minute interactive lecture, a 60-minute structured Think-Pair-Share session analyzing novel prescriptions, and a gamified motivation phase. Prescriptions were tiered into Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced difficulty by two clinical pharmacy faculty reviewers.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Access to a university LMS (Moodle) for pre-class materials
A database of real, de-identified prescriptions reviewed and tiered by clinical faculty
Instructor time for interactive lecture, TPS facilitation, and public point tracking

Constraints¶

Implemented within a compulsory cardiovascular pharmacology module at one Iranian pharmacy school
Evaluated only at Kirkpatrick Level 1 in this pilot

Target Learners¶

undergraduate pharmacy students in their fourth year

Learning Goals¶

rational prescribing
clinical reasoning in cardiovascular pharmacotherapy
active engagement with authentic prescriptions

Claims¶

Flipped Classroom Pattern

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

Amin Mahsa, Abedi Farshad, Norouzi Azam, Karimi Gholamreza. (2026). Enhancing rational prescribing skills in pharmacy students: a blended learning model of flipped classroom and think-pair-share for cardiovascular pharmacology. BMC Medical Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-026-09166-y

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`title`	`Four-phase blended FC/TPS design with authentic prescriptions and gamification`
`description`	`The article describes a blended learning intervention "structured into four sequential phases": pre-class self-study with digital materials and real de-identified prescriptions, a 30-minute interactive lecture, a 60-m...`
`status`	`review`
`generated`	by `process:settle-candidates` on `2026-11-04`
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`sources`	1 — `amin-mahsa-2026`

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