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Texas A&M Health Science Center
Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy
Comprehensive Benchmark Assessment Protocol
Rev: 19APR06
A key responsibility of the College of Pharmacy is to benchmark student progress through the
professional curriculum and to assess student learning. The primary purposes of the Comprehensive
Benchmark Assessment Protocol are to obtain data on:
• Student mastery of knowledge
• Student mastery of ability to use knowledge
• Student performance in an authentic context
These valuation points are scheduled throughout the curriculum at strategic times in order to
promote progression from a dependent learner to an independent learner. Encouraging planned
review and reflection on previously taught course material is a method of positive reinforcement,
better learning, and builds a student’s confidence and knowledge base in foundation courses.
The benefits of these milemarker activities are that:
• Data collected can be used to develop and implement effective measures to improve
performance in these areas and enhance student progression through the program.
• Reviewing course material during the summer (or other “off time”) can be expected to
improve knowledge retention, prepare students better for the next sequence of courses or
Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs), increase progression rates, and improve
®NAPLEX scores.
• Self-directed learning skills are enhanced when students prepare for an out-of-the-classroom
examination.
• Results can ...