Development of Online Measurement and Formative Assessment Tools for Supporting Students Learning in the Doctor of Medicine Curriculum
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The purpose of this research was to develop an online measurement and formative assessment tools for supporting students’ learning in the doctor of medicine curriculum in the field of basic knowledge of the medical profession, stimulate acquisition of knowledge and clinical reasoning. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 35 medical students to observe the quality of the program, in which the participants were self-evaluated by two examinations, 90 questions for each of two group of the 5th year medical students, Khon Kaen University, who enrolled in the Surgery II subject. The mean age of male participants was 22.31 years and female was 22.21 years. The simulation with case-based examination was also established to teach medical students about surgical condition. The self-directed learners were able to self-appraise their work, identify their strengths and weaknesses and seek, accept and use feedback from others in order to improve their performance. A survey to examine the participants’ satisfaction with the quality of the tool demonstrated that the quality of the self-assessment test, internet access, easy access and availability, provision of immediate and individualized feedback, along with the scores allowing timely interventions, resulted in the range of good to very good effect on usage. Both sexes were in the same direction and there were no statistically significant differences. Software documentation comprises written text or illustration to ensure proper understanding.
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