Korean J Med Educ.
2020 Sep;32(3):213-221. 10.3946/kjme.2020.172.
Evaluation of usefulness of smart device-based testing: a survey study of Korean medical students
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- 1Department of Emergency Medicine, Kyung Hee University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- 2Department of Medical Education and Medical Humanities, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- KMID: 2506111
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3946/kjme.2020.172
Abstract
- Purpose
This study aims to understand the characteristics of smart device-based testing (SBT) by comparing the typical characteristics of students’ satisfaction with SBT, its usefulness, advantages, and disadvantages when compared with existing testing methods.
Methods
A total of 250 students from the first to third year were selected as the final targets of the study and the questionnaire was developed by faculty members who participated in the survey from the start of the SBT. The total number of questions is 12, and the questionnaire used a 4-point scale. The data obtained were analyzed using the IBM SPSS ver. 23.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk, USA).
Results
Answers to the “satisfaction with SBT” were generally negative, while answers to the “usefulness of SBT” were generally positive. There was no difference in satisfaction across gender and smart device ownership, whereas there were significant differences across years. With reference to the usefulness of SBT, students responded positively, while about the overall configuration and completeness of SBT, students responded negatively. Students also seemed to show a greater preference toward the pencil-paper test.
Conclusion
On the other hand, students generally thought that SBT helped to assess medical knowledge better and was a more objective method of knowledge assessment than a pencil-paper test. We believe that students preferred the traditional paper-pencil test due to their unfamiliarity with SBT. We believe that an appropriate and careful remedy for drawbacks of the SBT will have a significant impact in the accumulation of actual clinical knowledge and in the improvement of practical skills for medical students.
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