Table 8 Item number, question, negative score status, topic ID and mean score by program
Item | Question | Neg. | Topic ID | BMBS mean | BDS mean | BScDTH mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Progress Test is a useful form of examination. | No | A | 4.00 | 3.41 | 4.32 |
2 | The Progress Test is not a fair test. | Yes | A | 3.40 | 2.74 | 3.80 |
3 | The Progress Test is a waste of time. | Yes | A | 4.20 | 3.94 | 4.45 |
4 | Not knowing what will come up in the Progress Test makes me feel anxious. | Yes | C | 2.20 | 2.50 | 2.39 |
5 | It is disheartening to sit an exam with questions to which I know so few of the answers. | Yes | C | 3.07 | 2.48 | 3.02 |
6 | The Progress Test questions are too clinically based to be applicable to students in early years. | Yes | A | 3.87 | 2.09 | 3.65 |
7 | I get too tired by the end of the Progress Test to perform well. | Yes | E | 3.27 | 3.07 | 3.52 |
8 | The Progress Test is a good way to examine what we learn day to day on the course. | No | A | 3.93 | 2.49 | 4.02 |
9 | The Progress Test has little bearing on whether I go on to pass or fail the year. | Yes | A | 3.87 | 4.32 | 4.17 |
10 | I would be encouraged to work harder for an exam that just tested areas we had already covered. | No | A | 2.93 | 3.97 | 2.91 |
11 | We get enough feedback from the Progress Test to let us know how we are getting on in our course. | No | A | 2.87 | 2.29 | 2.63 |
12 | The Progress Test is good preparation for my future career | No | A | 3.87 | 3.31 | 3.82 |
13 | I think preparing for the Progress Test is important. | No | G | 4.00 | 3.91 | 4.20 |
14 | There is no point preparing for the Progress Test. | Yes | G | 3.87 | 3.84 | 4.20 |
15 | Most of my preparation for the Progress Test is done at the last minute. | Yes | B | 1.93 | 2.75 | 2.32 |
16 | The Progress Test does not reward those who have worked hard throughout the year. | Yes | A | 2.93 | 2.99 | 3.50 |
17 | The Progress Test motivates me to work hard all year. | No | A | 3.47 | 2.73 | 3.27 |
18 | I do well in the Progress Test because I work hard throughout the year. | No | A | 3.53 | 2.96 | 3.32 |
19 | Last minute preparation helps me improve my grade on the Progress Test. | No | B | 2.67 | 3.49 | 3.11 |
20 | I do not have time to prepare for the Progress Test. | Yes | H | 3.27 | 3.26 | 3.70 |
21 | I think we should be given time in the timetable to prepare for the Progress Test. | No | H | 3.60 | 2.98 | 3.07 |
22 | Six hours is sufficient preparation for the Progress Test. | No | H | 2.13 | 1.82 | 1.88 |
23 | I prepare for the Progress Test alone. | No | B | 3.27 | 3.22 | 3.30 |
24 | Preparing for other assessments helps me prepare for the Progress Test. | No | A | 3.53 | 2.84 | 3.30 |
25 | In preparation for the Progress Test it is better to try and prepare a couple of topics in depth than to try and learn everything. | No | B | 3.13 | 2.48 | 2.73 |
26 | I find it useful to prepare in pairs or groups. | No | B | 3.40 | 3.17 | 3.05 |
27 | I think spending time working in clinical environments is a good way to prepare for the Progress Test. | No | B | 4.60 | 3.96 | 4.07 |
28 | Patient contact in the early years is helpful preparation for the Progress Test. | No | A | 4.60 | 3.23 | 4.00 |
29 | The Progress Test is more about pattern recognition than knowledge and understanding. | No | F | 2.2 | 3.68 | 2.13 |
30 | The Progress Test helps me improve my knowledge. | No | F | 3.87 | 3.11 | 4.20 |
31 | I am able to monitor how my knowledge is improving through the Progress Test. | No | F | 3.73 | 3.29 | 3.82 |
32 | Other assessments help me improve my knowledge more than the Progress Test does. | No | F | 2.73 | 3.54 | 2.50 |
33 | Students with poor knowledge can still pass the Progress Test. | Yes | F | 2.93 | 2.05 | 2.88 |
34 | The Progress Test is a good way to assess what we learn in clinical environments | No | F | 4.13 | 3.18 | 3.64 |
35 | The Progress Test does not allow me to show the knowledge I have. | Yes | F | 2.87 | 2.38 | 2.93 |
36 | My performance in the Progress Test reflects luck more than knowledge. | No | F | 2.53 | 3.38 | 2.54 |
37 | I guess the answers to most of the questions in the Progress Test. | No | D | 2.13 | 2.96 | 1.95 |
38 | I think it is more honest to state “I don’t know” than it is to guess the answer. | No | D | 3.60 | 3.23 | 3.00 |
39 | I think the Progress Test is a good way of assessing a EBL/PBL based curriculum. | No | A | 3.53 | 2.19 | 3.36 |
40 | The Progress Test helps me apply my knowledge to clinical situations. | No | A | 4.20 | 3.43 | 4.09 |
42 | Textbooks are not the best source for preparation. | No | B | 2.20 | 3.45 | 2.54 |
43 | My preparation for the Progress Test would be improved if I made better notes. | No | B | 3.47 | 2.69 | 3.21 |
44 | Doing example MCQs is the most effective way to prepare. | No | B | 3.60 | 4.21 | 3.61 |