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The effectiveness of supplementary lessons in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences for students with insufficient knowledge of high school-level physics is described. Results of a pre-test given before the start of lectures in physics showed that test scores of 62% of first-year students in the faculty were less than 5 (perfect score: 31). Fourteen supplementary lessons in physics were offered in addition to the regular lectures in the first semester. Students who attended the supplementary classes tended to have a lower average score in the pre-test than that for students who did not attend the supplementary classes but a higher average score in the post-test given after the regular lectures. The pass rate in regular examinations and the unit acquisition rate for students who attended supplementary classes were 73% and 100%, respectively, while those for students who did not attend supplementary classes were 47% and 92%, respectively. These results indicate that the supplementary lessons are effective for remedial education in physics.
