Research Unit for Curriculum Development, Teaching Center/Medical University of Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, Bauteil 87, A-1090, Vienna, Austria.
University Clinic of Dentistry/Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
BMC Med Educ. 2020 Sep 17;20(1):312. doi: 10.1186/s12909-020-02239-6.
Medical students' perception of traditional assessments have an important impact on their approaches to learning. Even though these assessment formats such as Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ), Short Answer Question (SAQ) or oral examinations, are frequently used in medical curricula, only little is known about student's perceptions of these assessments. The objective of this study was to assess perceptions and preferences of undergraduate medical students concerning traditional assessment formats.
The study was conducted at the Medical University of Vienna. Attitudes of 2nd year undergraduate medical students towards traditional assessment formats, and their relation to students' learning, and students' attitude towards objectivity, was inquired using a self-developed questionnaire.
459 students participated in this study. MCQs examinations were the most preferred assessment format and were chosen as the most objective format. Most students agreed that oral examinations are more appropriate for achieving long-term knowledge. Female students showed higher preference for oral examinations than male students. Students would prefer an assessment mix of 41.8% MCQs, 24.0% oral examinations, and 9.5% SAQs, if they were free to choose the assessment tools.
Students prefer MCQ format over SAQs/oral examinations. Students' subjective perception of the importance of gaining long-term knowledge through an assessment has no influence on their assessment preference.
医学生对传统评估的看法对他们的学习方法有重要影响。尽管多项选择题（MCQ）、简答题（SAQ）或口试等这些评估形式经常在医学课程中使用，但人们对学生对这些评估的看法知之甚少。本研究的目的是评估本科医学生对传统评估形式的看法和偏好。
该研究在维也纳医科大学进行。使用自行设计的问卷，调查了二年级医学生对传统评估形式的态度，以及这些态度与学生的学习、学生对客观性的态度之间的关系。
共有 459 名学生参加了这项研究。多项选择题考试是最受欢迎的评估形式，被选为最客观的形式。大多数学生认为口试更适合获得长期知识。与男生相比，女生对口试的偏好更高。如果学生可以自由选择评估工具，他们更希望评估组合为 41.8%的 MCQ、24.0%的口试和 9.5%的 SAQ。
学生更喜欢 MCQ 格式而不是 SAQ/口试。学生对通过评估获得长期知识的重要性的主观看法不会影响他们的评估偏好。
