BackgroundUniversidade Cidade de São Paulo adopted a problem-based learning (PBL) strategy as the predominant method for teaching and learning medicine. Self-, peer- and tutor marks of the educational process are taken into account as part of the final grade, which also includes assessment of content. This study compared the different perspectives (and grades) of evaluators during tutorials with first year medical students, from 2004 to 2007 (n = 349), from seven semesters.MethodsThe tutorial evaluation method was comprised of the students' self assessment (SA) (10%), tutor assessment (TA) (80%) and peer assessment (PA) (10%) to calculate a final educational process grade for each tutorial. We compared these three grades from each tutorial for seven semesters using ANOVA and a post hoc test.ResultsA total of 349 students participated with 199 (57%) women and 150 (42%) men. The SA and PA scores were consistently greater than the TA scores. Moreover, the SA and PA groups did not show statistical difference in any semester evaluated, while both differed from tutor assessment in all semesters (Kruskal-Wallis, Dunn's test). The Spearman rank order showed significant (p < 0.0001) and positive correlation for the SA and PA groups (r = 0.806); this was not observed when we compared TA with PA (r = 0.456) or TA with SA (r = 0.376).ConclusionPeer- and self-assessment marks might be reliable but not valid for PBL tutorial process, especially if these assessments are used for summative assessment, composing the final grade. This article suggests reconsideration of the use of summative assessment for self-evaluation in PBL tutorials.

Introdução: O Papilomavírus humano (HPV) está associado às doenças sexualmente transmissíveis (DSTs) e à carcinogênese do trato genital inferior. Objetivo: Avaliar o conhecimento prévio e o papel da ação educativa sobre a atitude em relação à vacinação para Papilomavírus Humano (HPV). Métodos: Estudo de intervenção, tipo ensaio-clínico randomizado com 200 mulheres de 18 a 30 anos, divididas em dois grupos submetidos a um questionário para avaliar o conhecimento prévio sobre o HPV e sua vacina, e a atitude para a vacinação, tendo um dos grupos recebido intervenção por meio de ação educativa. Resultados: A atitude frente à vacina contra o HPV foi diferente no grupo que recebeu a ação educativa, com 37% de atitudes pessoais adequadas (p=0,044) e 49% na atitude de transferência adequada para uma futura filha (p=0,021). Conclusão: O conhecimento prévio sobre o HPV e sua vacina é escasso, insuficiente e por vezes equivocado. Por meio da comparação da atitude dos diferentes grupos verificou-se que a ação educativa exerce papel determinante na atitude correta das mulheres para a vacina contra o HPV e modifica os condicionantes à sua adesão.

II PALAVRAS-CHAVES:-Currículo -Educação Médica -Capacitação Profissional. RESUMO A expansão do número de vagas no ensino superior, especialmente na área da saúde, deu-se principalmente às custas do setor privado e sob as recomendações das Diretrizes Curriculares

AIMS: To assess the theoretical knowledge retention and skills assimilation by primary health care professionals in cardiopulmonary resuscitation training.METHODS: Quantitative study involving participants in cardiorespiratory arrest training, held between August 2013 and July 2014. To assess the knowledge retention after one year, the same multiple-choice test on the training content that had been applied immediately after the training was reapplied. The averages of the two test scores were compared by means of the Wilcoxon test, significance being set at 5%. Skill assimilation was assessed using the Objective Structured Clinical Examination tool, which consists of four practical stations with different actions and a maximum length of eight minutes each, according to the objectives the students are expected to achieve. Station 1: correct sequence of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in adults; station 2: effective practice of chest compressions in adults; station 3: correct use of automated external defibrillator in adults; station 4: effective clearance of infant airway. The total score per workstation was ten points.RESULTS: Most of the 89 professionals in the sample were female (87.6%), with an average age of 37.3±9.9. Forty-eight professionals (53.9%) worked as community health agents. In the knowledge retention analysis, the mean number of right answers dropped when comparing the averages immediately after training (9.5±0.9) and one year later (7.5±1.7) (p<0.001). In the skills assimilation, the students’ best final averages were identified in stations 2 (7.3±1.7) and 3 (7.3±1.6), followed by station 1 (6.2±2.0). In the station about infant airway clearance, the professionals’ performance was low (final average 3.2±1.8).CONCLUSIONS: The theoretical knowledge retention on cardiopulmonary resuscitation could be considered partially satisfactory, with an observed drop one year after the training. Concerning the skills, the professionals performed well in the practical stations, except for the care related to infant airway clearance.

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