Systematic review of computer based assessments in medical education
Medical schools, postgraduate training institutes, licensing and certification bodies have developed and implemented many new methods for accurate, reliable, and timely assessments of the competence of medical professionals and practicing physicians. The underlying objective of all these assessments...
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| description | Medical schools, postgraduate training institutes, licensing and certification bodies have developed and implemented many new methods for accurate, reliable, and timely assessments of the competence of medical professionals and practicing physicians. The underlying objective of all these assessments is to not only evaluate the students′ learning and educational goals but also to establish the graduating individual′s skills and professionalism. Computer based assessment (CBA) has emerged in recent years as a viable alternative to traditional assessment techniques. It has also infiltrated and influenced the medical curriculum where it has been employed for assessment tasks. This study presents how CBA offers pedagogical opportunities and analyzes its usage pattern over the past three decades. We examined 47 CBAs in medical education and analyzed several assessment components, including application area, assessment purpose, assessment type, assessment format, student level, and emphasized the interplay among these components. Our analysis determined that formative assessment is the most frequently used type and 75% of all assessment types employed used the multiple choice questions format. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-902390844fae440b81b85ee866a9fe3e2022-12-22T00:34:35ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsSaudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences1658-631X2016-01-0142798810.4103/1658-631X.178288Systematic review of computer based assessments in medical educationSaad Al-AmriZahid AliMedical schools, postgraduate training institutes, licensing and certification bodies have developed and implemented many new methods for accurate, reliable, and timely assessments of the competence of medical professionals and practicing physicians. The underlying objective of all these assessments is to not only evaluate the students′ learning and educational goals but also to establish the graduating individual′s skills and professionalism. Computer based assessment (CBA) has emerged in recent years as a viable alternative to traditional assessment techniques. It has also infiltrated and influenced the medical curriculum where it has been employed for assessment tasks. This study presents how CBA offers pedagogical opportunities and analyzes its usage pattern over the past three decades. We examined 47 CBAs in medical education and analyzed several assessment components, including application area, assessment purpose, assessment type, assessment format, student level, and emphasized the interplay among these components. Our analysis determined that formative assessment is the most frequently used type and 75% of all assessment types employed used the multiple choice questions format.http://www.sjmms.net/article.asp?issn=1658-631X;year=2016;volume=4;issue=2;spage=79;epage=88;aulast=Al-AmriComputer based assessmentsformative and summative assessmentself-assessment |
| spellingShingle | Saad Al-Amri Zahid Ali Systematic review of computer based assessments in medical education Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences Computer based assessments formative and summative assessment self-assessment |
| title | Systematic review of computer based assessments in medical education |
| title_full | Systematic review of computer based assessments in medical education |
| title_fullStr | Systematic review of computer based assessments in medical education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Systematic review of computer based assessments in medical education |
| title_short | Systematic review of computer based assessments in medical education |
| title_sort | systematic review of computer based assessments in medical education |
| topic | Computer based assessments formative and summative assessment self-assessment |
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