Progress testing in undergraduate dental education: the Peninsula experience and future opportunities

被引:20
作者
Ali, K. [1 ,2 ]
Coombes, L.
Kay, E.
Tredwin, C.
Jones, G.
Ricketts, C.
Bennett, J.
机构
[1] Univ Plymouth, Peninsula Sch Med, C402 Portland Sq Drake Circus Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, Devon, England
[2] Univ Plymouth, Peninsula Sch Dent, C402 Portland Sq Drake Circus Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, Devon, England
关键词
assessment; longitudinal; dental; progress testing; COLLABORATION; CURRICULUM;
D O I
10.1111/eje.12149
中图分类号
R78 [口腔科学];
学科分类号
1003 ;
摘要
BackgroundProgress testing is well established as a longitudinal form of assessment in undergraduate medical programmes to measure growth in knowledge. Peninsula Dental School is the first school to use progress testing and remains the only one to do so. AimsTo share the experience of developing progress testing in an undergraduate dental programme as a major summative assessment tool at a newly established dental school in the United Kingdom. MethodsData were collected for progress tests conducted from 2007 to 14. The tests were formative in the first 2years of the programme and summative in subsequent years. Each test was based on 100 single best answer multiple-choice items with an appropriate vignette. The students chose their answer from 5 options. A score 1 mark is awarded for each correct answer, minus 0.25 for an incorrect answer and 0 for don't know' (DK). The standard setting for each sitting was carried out using Angoff and Hofstee methods. ResultsThere were two tests per year with each cohort undertaking eight tests in their 4years of study providing a total 14 test occasions. The reliability of each test for each student cohort tests was measured using Cronbach's alpha. The average reliability over 42 test/cohort combinations was 0.753 (SD 0.08). Data analyses show growth in knowledge of dental students across successive years with the largest increase in knowledge observed between tests 1 and 5 and concomitant reduction in DK responses. ConclusionThis is the first study to report the establishment and use of progress testing as the principle form of written summative testing in an undergraduate dental curriculum. Progress testing is a valid and reliable tool to assess growth in knowledge longitudinally over the duration of a dental programme. Although a labour-intensive process, progress testing merits more widespread use in dental programmes.
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