ArticleBMJ open2020
Role of formative assessment in predicting academic success among GP registrars: a retrospective longitudinal study.
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- Predicting general practice trainee summative fellowship exam performance using commencement-of-training formative assessments: a retrospective cohort study.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Medical Students' Perceptions of an Assessment Program in the New Doctor of Medicine Curriculum.Medical science educator · 2025Article
- Early Identification of Low Scorers: The Role of Formative Assessments and Summative Assessments.Cureus · 2024Article
- The perceived relevance, utility and retention of basic sciences in general practice.BMC medical education · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe James Cook University General Practice Training (JCU GPT) programme's internal formative exams were compared with the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) pre-entry exams to determine ability to predict final performance in the RACGP fellowship exams.
designA retrospective longitudinal study.
settingGeneral Practice (GP) trainees enrolled between 2016 and 2019 at a Registered Training Organisation in regional Queensland, Australia.
participants376 GP trainees enrolled in the training programme. EXPOSURE MEASURES: The pre-entry exams were Multiple-Mini Interviews (MMI), Situational Judgement Test (SJT) and Candidate Assessment and Applied Knowledge Test. The internal formative exams comprised multiple choice questions (MCQ1 and MCQ2), short answer questions, clinical skills and clinical reasoning. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURE: The college exams were Applied Knowledge Test (AKT), Key Feature Problems (KFP) and Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).
resultsCorrelations (r), coefficients of determination (R
conclusionWe conclude that the internal MCQ formative exams predict performance in the RACGP fellowship exams. We propose that our formative assessment tools could be used as academic markers for early identification of potentially struggling trainees.
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