Objective

2

To study the teaching effect of traditional teaching combined with virtual simulation teaching in pharmaceutical content analysis using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

Methods

2

The students in two parallel classes of grade 2016 were divided into experimental group (44 students) and control group (38 students). Taking the content analysis and its related analytical methodology of Metronidazole by HPLC as an example

the experimental group adopted the traditional offline teaching combines with virtual simulation teaching

and the control group adopted the traditional offline teaching. The teaching effects of the two groups were compared. SPSS 22.0 was used to conduct independent-samples

t

-test.

Results

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According to the mid-term test results

the experimental group was superior to the control group in practical operation assessment [(17.98±6.75) vs. (14.03±5.92)]

and the difference was statistically significant (

P

<

0.05). But there were no differences between the two groups in the scores of theory

discussion report and presentation. There was no significant difference in the final exam scores between the two groups.

Conclusion

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The ability of practical training and the teaching effect can be improved by the teaching method of traditional offline teaching combined with virtual simulation. Through the training of this project

students have mastered the operation of HPLC

the content determination of pharmaceutical preparations

the verification of analytical methods

data processing

and the writing of analytical reports

and have certain practical analysis ability.