TY - GEN
T1 - Perspectives in the medical Latin language E-testing
AU - Karulis, Miervaldis
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - The study is dedicated to e-testing of knowledge of Medical Latin terminology among international medical students at Rīga Stradiņš University (Latvia). It offers examples of e-test models and evaluation algorithms using Moodle environment. The research population were 149 first year medical students who took the end-of-semester test in the study course "Medical Terminology in Latin". E-test results were expressed in percentage (n = 140; 1st quartile - 61%, 2nd - 71%, 3rd - 77%). Structured questionnaire and open-ended survey questions were used to reveal complexity and usefulness of e-testing from students' point of view. No statistically significant difference of opinions was found among e-test takers - those who considered e-tests useful for checking their knowledge and those who did not - on such e-test taking factors as immediate feedback, paper and time economy, stress and additional influencing factors (computer literacy, time restriction, technical failures). Statistically slight significant difference of opinions was found among e-test takers - those who considered e-tests more complicated to perform and those who did not - on such e-test taking factors as immediate feedback and additional influencing factors (computer literacy, time restriction, technical failures). Students who did not considered e-tests more complicated to perform were more critical of these factors. Students acknowledged e-testing as a modern testing mode.
AB - The study is dedicated to e-testing of knowledge of Medical Latin terminology among international medical students at Rīga Stradiņš University (Latvia). It offers examples of e-test models and evaluation algorithms using Moodle environment. The research population were 149 first year medical students who took the end-of-semester test in the study course "Medical Terminology in Latin". E-test results were expressed in percentage (n = 140; 1st quartile - 61%, 2nd - 71%, 3rd - 77%). Structured questionnaire and open-ended survey questions were used to reveal complexity and usefulness of e-testing from students' point of view. No statistically significant difference of opinions was found among e-test takers - those who considered e-tests useful for checking their knowledge and those who did not - on such e-test taking factors as immediate feedback, paper and time economy, stress and additional influencing factors (computer literacy, time restriction, technical failures). Statistically slight significant difference of opinions was found among e-test takers - those who considered e-tests more complicated to perform and those who did not - on such e-test taking factors as immediate feedback and additional influencing factors (computer literacy, time restriction, technical failures). Students who did not considered e-tests more complicated to perform were more critical of these factors. Students acknowledged e-testing as a modern testing mode.
KW - E-testing
KW - E-tests
KW - Medical Latin terminology
KW - Medical students
KW - Moodle
KW - Summative assessment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85034223843&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85034223843
T3 - IMSCI 2017 - 11th International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics, Proceedings
SP - 1
EP - 5
BT - IMSCI 2017 - 11th International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics, Proceedings
A2 - Callaos, Nagib
A2 - Carrasquero, Jose Vicente
A2 - Sanchez, Belkis
A2 - Tremante, Andres
A2 - Welsch, Friedrich
PB - International Institute of Informatics and Systemics, IIIS
T2 - 11th International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics, IMSCI 2017
Y2 - 8 July 2017 through 11 July 2017
ER -