Weekly quizzes in extended-matching format as a means of monitoring students' progress in gross anatomy
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- 作者：Ivan Kreš ; imir Lukić ; Vicko Glunč ; ić ; Vedran Katavić ; Zdravko Petanjek ; Dubravko Jalš ; ovec ; Ana Maruš ; ić
- 关键词：Education measurement ; Extended-matching questions ; Gross anatomy ; Medical education
- 刊名：Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger
- 出版年：2001
- 出版时间：November 2001
- 年：2001
- 卷：183
- 期：6
- 页码：575-579
- 全文大小：459 K
文摘
We compared weekly quizzes in extended-matching format with multiple-choice questions and oral examinations as means of monitoring students' progress in gross anatomy. Students' performance on 19 weekly oral examinations or 10-question quizzes based on extended-matching or multiple-choice formats were correlated with their success on 3 interim examinations and the final comprehensive examination. The Kuder-Richardson formula 20, an estimate of precision of the test, was 0.64 for extended-matching quizzes. Students' performance on interim examinations did not differ significantly. There was a significant correlation between students' mean scores on weekly quizzes and mean scores on interim examinations in both the extended-matching (r = 0.516) and multiple-choice group (r = 0.823). The mean grades (ranging from 2 to 5) on the final exam, based on understanding of anatomical concepts and their application in clinical practice, were significantly higher in extended-matching group (4.8) than in the multiple-choice (4.1) and orally examined groups (3.9) (p < 0.05). We conclude that extended-matching quizzes were at least as effective as multiple-choice quizzes and oral examinations and may be better for acquiring synthetic understanding of anatomical concepts especially in combination with other means of knowledge assessment. We recommend them as a reliable and objective means of monitoring students' performance during a gross anatomy course.