Longitudinal variation of correlations between different components of assessment within a medical school.

ABSTRACT:

Background

An assessment program should be inclusive and ensure that the various components of medical knowledge, clinical skills, and professionalism are assessed. The level and the variation over time in the strength of the correlation between these components of assessment is still a matter of study. Based on the meaningful learning theory and the integrated learning theory, we hypothesize that these components increase their connections during the medical school course.

Methods

This is a retrospective cohort study that analyzed data collected for a 10-year period in one medical school. We included students from the 3rd to 6th year of medical school from 2011 to 2021. Three assessment components were addressed: Knowledge, Clinical Skills, and Professionalism. For data ana

SUBMITTER: Matos Sousa R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11308138 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature