Paper Title
Quantitative And Qualitative Analysis Of Contributed Opinions In A Learning Tool In Herbal Medicine
Abstract
Learning herbal medicine is an important part in pharmacy curriculum. In Thailand, traditional medicine has been
derived from several cultures, e.g., traditional Indian medicine (Ayurveda) and traditional Chinese medicine. Practitioners
including pharmacists need knowledge of herbal medicine. With a limitation of time, it is hard for a student to familiar with
several medicinal herbs. To increase understanding in herbal medicine, a multi-lingual and multi-cultural learning tool for
herbal medicine should be established. In this paper, KUIHerbRx2015, a Web-based supplement learning tool on herbal
medicine, is introduced. The KUIHerbRx2015 supports a collaborative learning to improve knowledge and skills in multicultural
herbal medicine with a scientific method. Activities of collecting, contributing new opinions, vote to existed
opinions, and providing useful information to the system, were proposed to learn herbal medicine. Moreover, quantitative
and qualitative analysis of contributed opinions from students, are evaluated. From the results, students can provide adequate
information to the system. However, methods for inputting multi-lingual herb names and quality of references should be
improved.
Keywords- Collaborative Learning, Herbal Medicine, Learning Tool, Quantitative Analysis, Qualitative Analysis