ANALYSIS OF THE FINAL ASSESSMENT OF DISCIPLINES OF STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, DENTISTRY, PHARMACY AND NURSING IN 2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR
Introduction. Assessment of students' knowledge is a process of collecting information to analyze the degree of success of the student in achieving the final learning outcomes and mastering the competencies of the educational program. Achieving learning outcomes is ensured by a constant relationship between competence, learning and assessment. At NCJSC «Semey Medical University» (SMU), the analysis of the results of the School session is carried out according to the criteria for assessing the learning outcomes of students based on the general principles of the League of Academic Honesty, according to which grade distribution curves, normal distribution diagrams, data on the standard deviation indicator, median, mean were determined value and confidence interval.
Aim and purposes. The purpose of the study was to analyze the results of the final assessment of discipline of bachelors of the School of Public Health, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Nursing, 1-5 years in the educational program (EP) “Dentistry” for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Material and methods. The final discipline assessment (FDA) of 493 students in the summer examination session for the EP “Dentistry” for 2022-2023 was analyzed. At all levels of education, IDI was calculated using the formula FDA = FА * 0.6 + SА * 0.4.
Statistical data processing was carried out in the SPSS application package, version 20. When analyzing quantitative data, a check was carried out for the correctness of the distribution of the characteristic in the sample, with a visual assessment and the use of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov criterion. If the distribution of the characteristic was normal, the mean value was expressed as the arithmetic mean - M (mean) with a description of the 95% confidence interval (95% CI) or standard deviation (SD).
To compare the average values of the summer examination session for 2021-2022 and 2022-2023, Student's t-test was used. A statistical significance level of p = 0.05 was accepted to reject the null hypothesis.
Results. According to the results of the analysis of students’ FDA, a normal distribution of grades was observed in the disciplines “Foreign language”, “Cellular metabolism”, “Heredity and tissues” in the 1st year, “Morphology and physiology”, “Fundamentals of dentistry”, “Philosophy” in the 2nd year, “Pathology” hard dental tissues", "Preventive dentistry", and "Surgical diseases" in the 3rd year, "Gnathology" and "Emergency and emergency care in dentistry" in the 4th year, "Diseases of the oral mucosa", "Clinical orthodontics", "Organization healthcare systems" in the 5th year.
According to the results of a comparative analysis of the average FDA values for the EP “Dentistry” in 2021-2022. and 2022-2023 revealed that in the 2022-2023 academic year for courses 1, 2, 4 there was a statistically significant increase in the average FDA value compared to 2021-2022. (p=0.0001). In the 3rd and 5th courses, there is a slight decrease in the average FDA value compared to the last academic year, but this decrease is not statistically significant (3rd year, p = 0.289; 5th year, p = 0.133).
Conclusion. An in-depth statistical analysis of the educational process allows us to develop a number of specific recommendations for eliminating inconsistencies. It is recommended to improve teaching and assessment methods in other disciplines to improve the effectiveness of teaching at a medical school and achieve the final learning outcomes.
Altai А. Dyusupov1, https://orcid.org/ 0000-0003-0875-1020
Zhanargul K. Smailova1, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4513-4614
Ynkar O. Kairkhanova1, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9533-1723
Saltanat Ye. Uzbekova1, http://orcid.org/0000–0002–3673–1169
Farida S. Rakhimzhanova1, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1711-2167
Malik М. Meruert1, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2332-967X
Darkhan Ye. Uzbekov2, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4399-460Х
Shynar N. Temirshenova1, https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9796-2704
Gulnur A. Zhumayeva1, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8113-6396
Danara A. Muratbekova1, https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1433-402X
1 NCJSC «Semey Medical University», Semey c., Republic of Kazakhstan;
2 NCJSC «Eurasian National University», Astana c., Republic of Kazakhstan.
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Dyusupov A.А., Smailova Zh.K., Kairkhanova Y.O., Uzbekova S.Ye., Rakhimzhanova F.S., Meruert M.М., Uzbekov D.Ye., Temirshenova Sh.N., Zhumayeva G.A., Muratbekova D.A. Analysis of the final assessment of disciplines of students of the School of Public health, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Nursing in 2022-2023 academic year // Nauka i Zdravookhranenie [Science & Healthcare]. 2024, (Vol.26) 1, pp. 237--246. DOI 10.34689/SH.2024.26.1.028Related publications:
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