Arumugam Sangeetha, Kumar Subbiah Nandha, Jhansi Priya Sony
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri, India.
Katuri Medical College and Hospital, Andhra Pradesh, India.
J Adv Med Educ Prof. 2022 Oct;10(4):246-252. doi: 10.30476/JAMP.2022.94591.1597.
Medical institutions around the world are exploring various newer modes of teaching and assessment methods to incorporate into the teaching curriculum. In this changing situation, e-learning methods are being widely used. For determining the effectiveness of a new learning method, assessment should be done since learning and assessment are intricately associated. One such newer method of testing practical anatomy knowledge is online spotter examination. The present study was conducted to correlate the students' performance between traditional and online spotter exam and analyse the students' perception about both exam patterns.
A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 120 first year medical students after obtaining ethical approval from the Institute Research and Ethics committee. Students were selected using simple random sampling method. Two modes of practical examination, traditional and online spotter, were conducted. After the examination, mean scores of OSE and TSE were compared using independent sample -test. A questionnaire was given to collect data on their perception about the exam pattern, and the responses were scored using Likert scale.
The performance mean score in online spotter exam was higher compared to traditional spotter exam. Analysis of the students' perception about the exam pattern revealed that they preferred the online examination. This could be attributed to advantages of online teaching and learning using audio-visual aids with good quality images (84=70%), easy to answer in multiple choice question (78=65%), quick results (108=90%), absence of bias in evaluation (108=90%), easy for future online postgraduate entrance exams (114=95%), and overall time limit and its advantages (84=70%);the only drawback was anxiety about internet connectivity (96=80%).
Online spotter exam can be conducted for routine formative assessment under controlled conditions to improve the students' knowledge and enhance their confidence and adaptability for future online exams.
世界各地的医疗机构都在探索各种更新的教学模式和评估方法，以纳入教学课程。在这种不断变化的形势下，电子学习方法被广泛应用。为了确定一种新的学习方法的有效性，由于学习和评估密切相关，因此应该进行评估。在线现场评估考试就是一种测试实践解剖学知识的更新方法。本研究旨在比较传统现场评估考试和在线现场评估考试中学生的表现，并分析学生对这两种考试模式的看法。
在获得学院研究与伦理委员会的伦理批准后，对120名一年级医学生进行了横断面描述性研究。采用简单随机抽样方法选取学生。进行了两种实践考试模式，即传统现场评估考试和在线现场评估考试。考试结束后，使用独立样本t检验比较OSE和TSE的平均分数。发放问卷收集他们对考试模式的看法数据，并使用李克特量表对回答进行评分。
与传统现场评估考试相比，在线现场评估考试的成绩平均分更高。对学生对考试模式看法的分析表明，他们更喜欢在线考试。这可能归因于在线教学和学习的优势，如使用高质量图像的视听辅助工具（84人=70%）、易于回答多项选择题（78人=65%）、快速出结果（108人=90%）、评估无偏差（108人=90%）、便于未来的在线研究生入学考试（114人=95%）以及整体时间限制及其优势（84人=70%）；唯一的缺点是担心网络连接问题（96人=80%）。
在可控条件下，可以进行在线现场评估考试用于常规形成性评估，以提高学生的知识水平，增强他们对未来在线考试的信心和适应能力。
