OBJECTIVE To evaluate assessment system of the 'Research Methodology Course' using utility criteria (i.e. validity, reliability, acceptability, educational impact, and cost-effectiveness). This study demonstrates comprehensive evaluation of assessment system and suggests a framework for similar courses. METHODS Qualitative and quantitative methods used for evaluation of the course assessment ...

Objective: To determine the effect of an audience response system (ARS) on knowledge retention of dental students and to gauge student perceptions of using the ARS. Design: Randomised control study. Setting: School of Dentistry, Cardiff University. Participants: Seventy four second-year dental students were stratified by gender and randomised anonymously to one of two groups. Methods: One group...

BACKGROUND Exams are essential components of medical students' knowledge and skill assessment during their clinical years of study. The paper provides a retrospective analysis of validity evidence for the internal medicine component of the written and clinical exams administered in 2012 and 2013 at King Abdulaziz University's Faculty of Medicine. METHODS Students' scores for the clinical and ...

Background: Exams are an inseparable part of education, and they the main tool to evaluate results educational process. If based on scientific rules, exams can show level achievement goals. Objectives: This study aimed quality orthodontic in Shahid Beheshti Dental School, Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, all written multiple-choice questions (MCQ) department 2014 - 2015 were evalua...

A multiple conjugation quandle is an algebra whose axioms are motivated from handlebody-knot theory. Any linear extension of a can be described by using pair maps called MCQ Alexander pair. In this paper, we show that any affine quadruple maps, augmented

BACKGROUND International reports recommend the improvement in the amount and quality of training for mental health workers in low and middle income countries. The Scotland-Malawi Mental Health Education Project (SMMHEP) has been established to support the teaching of psychiatry to medical students in the University of Malawi. While anecdotally supportive medical educational initiatives appear o...