Correlation of students performance in theory and practical of final summative pharmacology examination in MBBS curriculum: A critical insight

Patel, Brijal; Kubavat, Amita; Piparva, Kiran

doi:10.5455/njppp.2013.3.220420133

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“…An assessment tool must be valid, reliable, and objective. [ 4 ] Most authors agree that structuring and preplanning viva voce leads to a better validity and reliability of viva as an assessment tool for under graduates[ 14 15 ] and postgraduates. [ 16 ] The results of this study show that SOE format is acceptable to students and teachers and has internal consistency (reliability).…”

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Structured oral examination in pharmacology for undergraduate medical students: Factors influencing its implementation

Khilnani¹,

Charan²,

Thaddanee³

et al. 2015

Indian J Pharmacol

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Objectives:The study aims to understand the process and factors influencing the implementation of structured oral examination (SOE) for undergraduate medical students; in comparison with conventional oral examination (COE) in pharmacology.Methods:In a randomized, parallel group study, 123 students of pharmacology were divided into two groups, SOE (n = 63) and COE (n = 60). Students of each group were subdivided into two, and four examiners took viva voce individually. Three sets of questionnaires from autonomic nervous system were prepared, each having 15 items with increasing difficulty levels and were validated by subject experts and pretested. Ten minutes were allotted for each student for each viva. Feedback of students and faculty about the novel method was obtained.Results:SOE yielded significantly lower marks as compared to COE. There were significant inter-examiner variations in marks awarded in SOE and COE. Other factors influencing implementation were difficulty in structuring viva, rigid time limits, lack of flexibility in knowledge content, monotony, and fatigue. The students perceived this format not different from COE but felt that it required in-depth preparation of topic. Faculty opined that SOE led to less drift from main topic and provided uniform coverage of topics in given time.Conclusion:Conducting SOE is a resource-intensive exercise. Despite structuring, inter-examiner variability was not completely eliminated. The students’ performance was depended on factors related to examiners such as teaching experience, vernacular language used, and lack of training. Orientation and training of examiners in assessment strategies is necessary. Standardization of questionnaire is necessary before the implementation of SOE for summative assessment.

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Structured oral examination in pharmacology for undergraduate medical students: Factors influencing its implementation

Khilnani¹,

Charan²,

Thaddanee³

et al. 2015

Indian J Pharmacol

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“…The similar findings were noted by Verma A et al 18 While other studies have shown no correlation between theory and viva or practical examination, the present study showed positive correlation between theory and SV marks (r=0.5535) as well as between theory and UV marks (r=0.7313). 6,20,21 Also, mean percentage marks of theory and SV has similarities in results (P=0.9720). However, significant difference was found in mean percentage marks of theory and UV (P <0.0001).…”

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A comparative evaluation of structured and unstructured forms of viva voce for internal assessment of undergraduate students in Pharmacology

Khakhkhar

Khuteta

Khilnani

2019

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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Background: The study was designed to identify value of structured viva (SV) as an assessment tool, to ascertain its correlation with unstructured viva (UV) and to find relationship between viva and theory examination results.Methods: This prospective and observational study was conducted on a total of 135 students of the 2nd professional MBBS. All students faced two viva sessions (SV and UV), each of 10 marks on same topics in general pharmacology and autonomic nervous system. Time limit per student was 10 minutes. SV was conducted on pre-validated, standardized cards (n=40) with 5 questions in each card and 0.5 marks of each question. By draw of lots to be performed by students themselves, each student was given 4 cards. One week prior to the viva, the theory examination of 40 marks on same topics was conducted.Results: The mean marks of all students in SV (3.46±1.44) were significantly lower (P <0.0001) than those of UV (4.61±2.02). There was significant less deviation of mean marks in all groups of SV (P <0.05). The mean percentage marks of SV (34.63±14.37%) had similarities with results of theory examination (34.67±10.49%) (P=0.9720), while the difference between mean percentage marks of UV (46.15±20.19%) and theory was statistically highly significant (P <0.0001).Conclusions: SV increases objectivity and reduces subjectivity as compared to UV because of similar pattern of questions, difficulty levels and standardised scoring system. SV provides an opportunity to measure how well students can apply knowledge. Thus, SV can be used for formative and summative assessment.

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“…4 Most authors agree that structuring and preplanning viva voce leads to a better validity and reliability of viva as an assessment tool for under graduates and postgraduates. [5][6][7] The results of this study show that SOE format is acceptable to students and has internal consistency. Structured questionnaire allows allotment of marks according to a predetermined scale.…”

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Introduction of structured oral examination in formative assessment of pharmacology for 2nd professional MBBS students

Patidar

Chaturvedi

2019

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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Background: Conventional Oral Examination (COE) is criticized for being too subjective and being influenced by academic and non-academic factors. Another pitfall of COE is unequal distribution of time. Different examiners use a different set of questions with varying difficulty levels. Student related factors include gender, accent, vocabulary used and ability to pick nonverbal cues. These factors make COE less reliable and valid assessment tool. To overcome the limitations of this useful tool, SOE can be implement instead of COE. Methods: It is a prospective and non-randomized study comprising 79 students of pharmacology appeared for two forms of viva i.e. COE and SOE. Three sets of questionnaires -Must know, should know and nice to know were prepared, each having 15 items with increasing difficulty levels and were validated by subject experts and pretested. Ten minutes were allotted for each student for each form of viva. Feedback of students about the novel method was obtained by using semi-structured questionnaire comprising of 19 closed ended questions and one open-ended question. Results: Structured oral examination (SOE) yielded significantly higher marks as compared to COE. There were significant inter-examiner variations in marks awarded in SOE and COE. Other factors influencing implementation were difficulty in structuring viva, rigid time limits, lack of flexibility in knowledge content, monotony and fatigue. The students perceived this format not different from COE but felt that it required in depth preparation of topic. Conclusions: Conducting SOE is a resource-intensive exercise. Despite structuring, inter-examiner variability was not completely eliminated. The student's performance was depended on factors related to examiners such as teaching experience, vernacular language used, and lack of training. Orientation and training of examiners in assessment strategies is necessary. Standardization of questionnaire is necessary before the implementation of SOE for summative assessment.

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Correlation of students performance in theory and practical of final summative pharmacology examination in MBBS curriculum: A critical insight

Cited by 6 publications

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Structured oral examination in pharmacology for undergraduate medical students: Factors influencing its implementation

Structured oral examination in pharmacology for undergraduate medical students: Factors influencing its implementation

A comparative evaluation of structured and unstructured forms of viva voce for internal assessment of undergraduate students in Pharmacology

Introduction of structured oral examination in formative assessment of pharmacology for 2nd professional MBBS students

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