PECULIARITIES OF KNOWLEDGE CONTROL FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS OF ENGLISH FORM OF EDUCATION BY MEANS OF THE TEST PROBLEMS ON THE HISTOLOGY AND EMBRYOLOGY DEPARTMENT IN O. BOHOMOLETS NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11603/me.2414-5998.2019.1.10090Keywords:
test control, the English-language form of education, the department of histologyAbstract
The aim of the work – analysis of the experience of using the test tasks in foreign English-speaking students at the Department of Histology and Embryology of O. Bohomolets National Medical University.
The main body. In order to standardize the assessment of students’ knowledge, the test assignments, compiled according to the type of license test Krok-1, are used at the department. The tests are divided by sections: cytology, embryology, general histology and special histology, and in each section – according to the themes of the calendar-thematic plan. In all classes, students have to answer for ten questions, thus all standardized tests for weight component in calculating the results of the assessment on a particular theme. Testing gives an opportunity not only to diversify the process of diagnosing the level of students’ knowledge, but also to objectively obtain a realistic picture of the acquisition of knowledge and skills. Test control provides simultaneous examination of students’ knowledge and forms the motivation to regularly prepare for each class, disciplines them. The important advantages of test control include the objectivity and fairness of knowledge assessment, which reduces students’ emotional overload, provide transparency and openness to the results of control, develop an individually differentiated approach to learning and independent work of students.
Conclusions. Thus, the system of tests allows you to quickly assess the level of knowledge of students in the classroom in a short time, go to the implementation of practical work. Testing of knowledge is a successful form of consolidation, comprehension, systematization of the material.
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