Hijazi Z, Premadasa I G, Moussa M A A
Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
Arch Dis Child. 2002 Jan;86(1):57-8. doi: 10.1136/adc.86.1.57.
To determine which component of the final examination in paediatrics at Kuwait University best predicted the final outcome.
The performance of 356 medical students in the short cases, the long case, multiple choice questions (MCQs), and the essay components of the final examination in paediatrics at Kuwait University was correlated with the final grade, and the mean difference between each component and the final score calculated.
The correlation was highest for the short cases, followed by MCQs, the long case, and essays. The mean difference between the final score and that of short cases was not significant, but was highly significant for the other components.
Results show that performance in the short cases component of the final examination in paediatrics is a better discriminator of competence than that in the long case.
确定科威特大学儿科学期末考试的哪个组成部分最能预测最终成绩。
将科威特大学356名医学生在儿科学期末考试中的短病例、长病例、多项选择题（MCQ）和论述部分的表现与最终成绩进行关联，并计算每个部分与最终成绩之间的平均差异。
短病例部分的相关性最高，其次是多项选择题、长病例和论述题。最终成绩与短病例部分成绩之间的平均差异不显著，但其他部分的差异非常显著。
结果表明，儿科学期末考试短病例部分的表现比长病例部分更能区分学生的能力。
