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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2021

Medical students' perception on the usefulness of online formative assessment: A single-center, mixed-method, pilot study.

Himel Mondal, Manas Ranjan Sahoo, Ritushri Samantaray, Shaikat Mondal

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Himel MondalDepartment of Physiology, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Manas Ranjan SahooDepartment of Psychiatry, Fakir Mohan Medical College and Hospital, Balasore, Odisha, India.
Ritushri SamantarayDepartment of Physiology, Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital, Baripada, Odisha, India.
Shaikat MondalDepartment of Physiology, Raiganj Government Medical College and Hospital, Raiganj, West Bengal, India.

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backgroundDistance digital learning is newly implemented in the Indian medical institutions. Formative assessment is also conducted online. In this context, this study aimed at finding the perception on the usefulness of online formative assessment along with online classes among 1 MATERIALS AND

methodsThis cross-sectional, observational study was conducted in August 2020. The students were exposed to online classes and online formative assessments with five multiple choice questions for a period of 4 months before the conduct of the survey. An online survey was conducted (both quantitative and qualitative data collection) to ascertain the perception on the online formative assessment quiz.

resultsA total of 36 (14 female, 21 male, 1 did not disclose sex) 1

conclusionFirst-year medical students considered the online formative assessments quiz coupled with the online classes as a valuable learning activity. It provided them feedback of learning and a motivation for further study on the topic. They like to participate in anonymous quiz with a greater number of questions with online classes. The finding of this pilot study should be further evaluated with multicenter study with more participants.

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Distance educationlearningmedical studentsquizself-assessment

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PMCPMC8395873

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