Relationship between medical programme progress test performance and surgical clinical attachment timing and performance

Wearn, Andy; Bindra, Vanshay; Patten, Bradley; Loveday, Benjamin

doi:10.1080/0142159x.2023.2186205

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“…The interesting fact is that the gain is significant from the third year onwards, which reflects the reality of the curriculum of most Brazilian medical schools, in which the teaching of surgical technique and clinical practice occurs more frequently in the third year. Recently, it was demonstrated that curricular exposure of students to surgery content improves their performance on PT surgery items, although performance at the end of the course is similar among students, regardless of the curricular design 26 .…”

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Assessment of medical students’ Surgery knowledge based on Progress Test

Hamamoto Filho,

Bicudo,

Pereira-Júnior

2023

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir.

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Progress Testing (PT) is an assessment tool whose use has grown throughout Brazil in the last decade. PT makes it possible to assess the students’ knowledge gain throughout the undergraduate course and, for their interpretations to be valid, their items (questions) must have adequate quality from the point of view of content validity and reliability of results. In this study, we analyzed the psychometric characteristics of the items and the performance of students in the content area of surgery from 2017 to 2023. For the analyses, we used the assumptions of Classical Test Theory, Bloom’s taxonomy and Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient. The items were easy (average difficulty index between 0.3-0.4), with fair to good discrimination (discrimination index between 0.3-0.4) and with a predominance of medium to high taxonomy. Reliability remained substantial over the years (>0.6). Students’ knowledge gain in surgery was found to be progressive and more important from the 3rd year of the undergraduate course, reaching approximately 70-75% in the 6th year. This measurements framework can be replicated in other contexts for a better understanding of student learning and for qualification of evaluation processes.

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Assessment of medical students’ Surgery knowledge based on Progress Test

Hamamoto Filho,

Bicudo,

Pereira-Júnior

2023

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir.

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Avaliação do conhecimento de estudantes de medicina na área de Cirurgia a partir do Teste de Progresso

Hamamoto Filho,

Bicudo,

Pereira-Júnior

2023

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir.

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RESUMO O Teste de Progresso (TP) é uma ferramenta de avaliação cujo uso tem crescido em todo o Brasil na última década. O TP permite avaliar o ganho de conhecimento dos estudantes ao longo do curso de graduação e, para que suas interpretações sejam válidas, é preciso que seus itens (questões) tenham qualidade adequada do ponto de vista de validade de conteúdo e confiabilidade de resultados. Neste estudo, analisamos as características psicométricas dos itens e o desempenho dos estudantes na área de cirurgia do TP de 2017 a 2023. Para as análises, usamos os pressupostos da Teoria Clássica dos Testes, a taxonomia de Bloom e o coeficiente de fidedignidade alfa de Cronbach. Os itens se mostraram fáceis (índice de dificuldade média entre 0,3-0,4), com discriminação de regular a boa (índice de discriminação entre 0,3-0,4) e com predomínio de questões de média a alta taxonomia. A confiabilidade se manteve substancial ao longo dos anos (>0,6). O ganho de conhecimento dos estudantes em cirurgia é progressivo e mais importante a partir do 3º ano do curso de graduação, chegando a aproximadamente 70-75% no 6º ano. Este arcabouço de aferições pode ser replicado em outros contextos para melhor compreensão do aprendizado dos estudantes e para qualificação dos processos avaliativos.

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Relationship between medical programme progress test performance and surgical clinical attachment timing and performance

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Assessment of medical students’ Surgery knowledge based on Progress Test

Assessment of medical students’ Surgery knowledge based on Progress Test

Avaliação do conhecimento de estudantes de medicina na área de Cirurgia a partir do Teste de Progresso

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