Future of Medical Education Journal

Future of Medical Education Journal

Comparison of students’ performance and attitude between collaboration testing and written examination of ethics course

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Razieh Mofateh 1
Neda Orakifar 1, 2
Nasibeh Noori Mombeyni 3
Shahla Zahednejad 1, 2
Meimanat Akbari 3
Mahsa Fadavighaffari 3
Seifolah Jahantabi-Nejad 3
1 Department of Physiotherapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
2 Rehabilitation Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
3 Department of Occupational therapy, School of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
10.22038/fmej.2023.69057.1513
Abstract
Background: There is little evidence for the effective assessment of the ethical skills and behaviors of health professional students. Therefore, this study was aimed to compare students’ performance and attitude about ethics exam between collaboration testing and written assessment.
Method: In this Quasi-experimental interventional study, thirty-six fourth-year undergraduate students of physiotherapy and occupational therapy were recruited. The ethical content of the course was educated in the first semester 1400-1401. At the end of the semester, participants took the examination in a two-stage process of a descriptive question based on a clinical case. The first stage was held individually (written examination). Immediately after it, the students in groups of five discussed about the question and final responses were written on the question sheet (collaboration testing). Before beginning the examinations, three student attributes associated to the examinations were assessed using the survey, including self-efficacy, anxiety, and preparedness.
Results: Self-efficacy and preparedness, and testing scores were significantly greater in collaboration testing compared to written examination. In contrast, the anxiety level was significantly lower in the collaboration testing compared to written examination.
Conclusion: The present findings showed better performance and positive attitudes of students about ethics exam using collaboration testing.
Keywords
Collaboration testing
Ethics
Attitude
Performance
Subjects
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Future of Medical Education Journal
Volume 13, Issue 4
Autumn 2023
Pages 32-35