The progress Testقياستطور اختبار

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What is the Progress test

• A Comprehensive examination that measures students' achievement towards what is expected at graduation– It is not related to students' level• It tests students’ against the final program outcome• Students from all levels perform the same examination

– It does not need intensive revision• It is designed to test the use of knowledge rather than

the knowledge itself

Advantages to students

• Tests achievements towards the targeted outcomes• Helps identifying strengths and areas that need

improvement– Discipline-wise and topic-wise

• Helps highlighting most important areas of the curriculum at an early stage

• Compares performance to peers in– same college and– in other colleges in the country

Advantage to College

• Helps identification of gaps in the curriculum• Helps proper distribution of objectives across study

years• Compares results of our students with all students of

the same level in the country

Test Questions

• 200 MCQs from all medical disciplines– Cover all body systems and– different processes in which graduates are expected to

cover

• Each question has five limbs– one correct choice,– three distracters, and– "I do not know" option

Marks and Results

• There is no pass or fail in the test;• Every student will be compared to his/her classmates– e.g. first year students are compared to first year average

marks,– e.g. fifth year students will be compared to fifth year

average marks

Marking System

• One mark for each correct answer,• Zero mark for "I do not know" option, and• Negative marking for each wrong answer:– (- 0.25 mark )

How to Answer

• It is not expected that every student will try all questions

• The "I do not know" option encourages students to admit lack of information when present and to prevent unjustified guessing– If you are reasonably sure of your answer, tick it,– If you do not know, select the "I do not know" option so

that you do not lose marks

Results

• Results of the exam will be declared to each students as:– Percentage score in:

• each of the processes,• body systems and• disciplines,

– Total score in the test,– The range and average for the batch in each of the above– Averages for different batches in

• our college and• other colleges participating in the test

Where, When, and Who?

• The exam shall be done in AlMaarefa College, in collaboration with “Qassim University”

• Date:– Tuesday 30 April 2013 20 Jumada-II 1434 H

• Medical students level four and above– After Foundation blocks

Limited Seats

• AlMaarefa college paid all fees• We planned for 200 seats:– 100 seats for boys– 100 seats for girls

• Need to collect names of those interested and willing to attend– If more number apply, Priority is according to GPA