Accuracy of script concordance tests in fourth-year medical students.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This investigation aimed to determine the validity of script concordance test (SCT), compared with clinical-case-related short-answer management problems (SAMP), in fourth-year medical students.

Methods

This retrospective study was conducted at the Medical School of Lille University. Cardiology and gynecology examinations both included 3 SCT and 2 clinical-case-related SAMP.  Final score did not include SCT results, and was out of 20 points. The passing score was ≥10/20. Wilcoxon and McNemar tests were used to compare quantitative and qualitative variables, respectively. Correlation between scores was also analyzed.

Results

A total of 519 and 521 students completed SAMP and SCT in cardiology and gynecology, respectively. Cardiology score was significantly h

SUBMITTER: Nseir S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5339020 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature