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Examination preparedness for the Medical Competency Assessment Test for National License step I: Pilot study |
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| Creator | Weeratian Tawanwongsri |
| Title | Examination preparedness for the Medical Competency Assessment Test for National License step I: Pilot study |
| Contributor | Tarin Phenwan |
| Publisher | Walailak University |
| Publication Year | 2560 |
| Journal Title | Journal of Learning Innovations Walailak University |
| Journal Vol. | 3 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 21-41 |
| Keyword | The medical competency assessment test for national license step I, Self directed learning, factors associated with scores, preparedness, mixed methods, medical education |
| URL Website | https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jliwu |
| Website title | Journal of Learning Innovations Walailak University |
| ISSN | 2408-2481 |
| Abstract | A pretest for the medical competency assessment test for national license step I was divided into 3 parts. The scores, categorized by learning subjects, were notified individually at the end of each part.The purposes of this study were (1) to investigate the effectiveness of a self-directed learning model in order to gain higher scores (2) to explore factors affecting their scores.The study was a mixed methods research. In quantitative part, all third-year medical students were included into the study. Mean, standard deviation, percentage and non-parametric test were used for data analysis. For the qualitative part, 10 students with high GPAX were selected with purposive sampling method. Focus group interviews and semi structured interviews were performed. We used investigator and methodological triangulation methods with content analysis to analyse final codes.The findings were as follow: (1) there was a 19.3 percent (95percentCI 13.6 to 25.1) increased in the 2nd test mean percentage scores compared with the 1st test mean percentage scores. And there was a 26.2 percent (95percentCI 18.9-33.5) increased in the 3rd test mean percentage scores compared with the 1st test mean percentage scores. The study suggested that scores notification helped students recognize their weak points in a self-directed learning process. The pretest project let them feel as staying in a virtual examination room and stimulate them for better preparedness. In addition, a regular-type learning style was most mentioned in students with high GPAX. |
