BACKGROUND The impact of web-based formative assessment practices on performance of undergraduate medical students in summative assessments is not widely studied. This study was conducted among third-year undergraduate medical students of a designated university in Malaysia to compare the effect, on performance in summative assessment, of repeated computer-based formative assessment with automa...

1557-3087/$ – see front matter © 2012 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2012.06.0 Abstract This article looks at the effectiveness of the educational portfolio in the summative assessment of the nursing student. Findings of high inter-rater reliability point to the usefulness of the portfolio in summative assessment of competency, if accompanied by the appropriate supportive mechanisms. Shortcom...

BACKGROUND With the development of prosthetic mesh and tension free techniques, the recurrence rate following inguinal hernia repair has been reduced, and hernia outcomes research should focus on post-operative quality of life and potential complications. STUDY DESIGN A novel hernia quality of life assessment instrument, HERQL, was developed. The HERQL questionnaire comprises a 4-item summati...

Introduction: MCQs in one of popular test item educational institution a short time, large part curriculum. It is an effective tool for student assessment as well providing guidelines to teachers. Objectives: Our study objectives were analyze the quality and identify low scorers learning difficulties. Standardization required only after analysis. Material Methods: The desig...

Kibble J. Use of unsupervised online quizzes as formative assessment in a medical physiology course: effects of incentives on student participation and performance. Adv Physiol Educ 31: 253–260, 2007; doi:10.1152/advan.00027.2007.—Online quizzes were introduced into a large Medical Physiology class to provide students with formative assessment before midterm and final summative examinations. Us...

Online quizzes were introduced into a large Medical Physiology class to provide students with formative assessment before midterm and final summative examinations. Use of unsupervised online quizzes was chosen to provide a flexible supplementary learning tool for students without overwhelming a small faculty. Several quiz models were applied, which varied in the availability of course credit po...

BACKGROUND There is an ongoing debate on how ECG interpretation should be taught during undergraduate medical training. This study addressed the impact of teaching format, examination consequences and student motivation on skills retention. METHODS A total of 493 fourth-year medical students participated in a six-group, partially randomised trial. Students received three levels of teaching in...