A Five-Year Evaluation of Examination Structure in a Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy Course
| Autor: | Claire Kolar, Anne Schullo-Feulner, Kristin K. Janke |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
Structure (mathematical logic)
Medical education Educational measurement Time Factors education Decision Making General Medicine Problem-Based Learning Choice Behavior Education Clinical Practice Teachers' Topic Problem-based learning Drug Therapy Point-biserial correlation coefficient Education Pharmacy Taxonomy (general) ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION Humans Educational Measurement General Pharmacology Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Psychology Social psychology Multiple choice Audience response |
| Popis: | Objective. To evaluate the composition and effectiveness as an assessment tool of a criterion-referenced examination comprised of clinical cases tied to practice decisions, to examine the effect of varying audience response system (ARS) questions on student examination preparation, and to articulate guidelines for structuring examinations to maximize evaluation of student learning. Design. Multiple-choice items developed over 5 years were evaluated using Bloom's Taxonomy classification, point biserial correlation, item difficulty, and grade distribution. In addition, examination items were classified into categories based on similarity to items used in ARS preparation. Assessment. As the number of items directly tied to clinical practice rose, Bloom's Taxonomy level and item difficulty also rose. In examination years where Bloom's levels were high but preparation was minimal, average grade distribution was lower compared with years in which student preparation was higher. Conclusion. Criterion-referenced examinations can benefit from systematic evaluation of their composition and effectiveness as assessment tools. Calculated design and delivery of classroom preparation is an asset in improving examination performance on rigorous, practice-relevant examinations. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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