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The influence of objectives, learning experiences and examination blueprint on medical students' examination preparation
- Source :
- BMC Medical Education, Vol 5, Iss 1, p 39 (2005), BMC Medical Education
- Publication Year :
- 2005
- Publisher :
- BMC, 2005.
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Abstract
- Background The influence of intended and informal curricula on examination preparation has not been extensively studied. This study aims to firstly describe how students utilized components of intended and informal curricula to guide examination preparation, and secondly to study the relationship between examination preparation and performance. Methods Students received a pre-examination questionnaire to identify components from the intended curriculum (objectives and examination blueprint), and informal curriculum (content emphasised during lectures and small groups), used during examination preparation. Multiple logistic regression was used to study the relationship between these variables and student performance (above versus at or below average). Results Eighty-one students participated. There was no difference in the proportions using the examination blueprint, content emphasised during lectures, and content emphasised during small groups (87 – 93%) but fewer students used objectives (35%, p < 0.001). Objectives use was associated with reduced odds of above average examination performance (adjusted odds ratio 0.27 [0.07, 0.97], p = 0.04). Conclusion When preparing for the renal course examination, students were influenced at least as much by the informal as the intended curriculum. Of the two intended curriculum components, the examination blueprint appeared to be more widely used than the course objectives. This decreased use of objectives on examination preparation did not appear to have a detrimental effect on student performance.
- Subjects :
- Program evaluation
Adult
Educational measurement
Students, Medical
education
lcsh:Medicine
Education
Alberta
Blueprint
Surveys and Questionnaires
Mathematics education
Cybernetics
Medicine
Humans
Learning
Curriculum
Students medical
Medicine(all)
Medical education
lcsh:LC8-6691
lcsh:Special aspects of education
business.industry
lcsh:R
General Medicine
Problem-Based Learning
Group Processes
Logistic Models
Problem-based learning
Attitude
Kidney Diseases
Clinical Competence
Educational Measurement
Clinical competence
business
Goals
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Program Evaluation
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14726920
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMC Medical Education
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2edc1235d2724b2812374b5ff51f7136