Department of ENT, All India Institute of Medical Sciences ('AIIMS'), Bhubaneswar, Odisha751019, India.
Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences ('AIIMS'), Bhubaneswar, Odisha751019, India.
J Laryngol Otol. 2021 Apr;135(4):288-292. doi: 10.1017/S0022215121000141. Epub 2021 Jan 8.
The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has posed a new challenge for medical educators worldwide. While teaching and learning shifted online, assessment posed a roadblock. A pilot study was performed to check the feasibility and acceptability of online open-book examination.
A pilot study was carried out on sixth semester (fourth year) students. An online open-book examination was conducted on an ENT topic, and feedback was obtained using a pre-validated questionnaire. Two teachers scored and collated the answers, and the marks were averaged for each candidate.
Ninety-eight students appeared for the examination: 21.4 per cent failed and 78.6 per cent passed. Eight students scored above 75 per cent correct. Only 55 students volunteered to give feedback; most agreed that the best advantage of this assessment was that it was stress-free. The disadvantage most complained of was network connectivity issues.
Online open-book examination has the potential to be the new normal in the present circumstances and beyond.
2019 年冠状病毒病大流行给全世界的医学教育者带来了新的挑战。虽然教学已经转移到线上,但评估却成了一个障碍。进行了一项试点研究,以检查在线开卷考试的可行性和可接受性。
对六年级(四年级)的学生进行了试点研究。进行了一项关于耳鼻喉科主题的在线开卷考试,并使用预先验证的问卷获得反馈。两位老师对答案进行评分和核对,然后对每个考生的分数进行平均。
98 名学生参加了考试:21.4%的学生不及格,78.6%的学生及格。8 名学生的正确答案得分超过 75%。只有 55 名学生自愿提供反馈;大多数人认为这种评估的最大优势是没有压力。最常抱怨的缺点是网络连接问题。
在目前的情况下及以后,在线开卷考试有可能成为新常态。