ASSESSMENT OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE WITH LEARNING MONITORING SYSTEM FOR LICENSING INTEGRATED EXAM PREPARATION IN SPECIALTY OF DENTISTRY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11603/me.2414-5998.2017.1.7503Keywords:
dental education, interns, learning monitoring system, integrated licensing exam.Abstract
The aim of the study – to discover the ways of improving the level of interns’ academic performance by development of competency-based testing formats in dental education with learning monitoring system application for licensing integrated exam preparation.
Materials and Methods. In order to improve preparedness to licensing integrated exam, learning monitoring system was used. The results of training tests, mock examination and licensing integrated exam were compared.
Results and Discussion. Learning monitoring system application for licensing integrated exam preparation in specialty of dentistry allowed to reach higher results of state examination: the average percentage increase and the increase of number of interns, who passed licensing exam, were observed. High level of success pass predictability of learning monitoring system application was proved.
Conclusions. An implication of the on-line distance learning and learning monitoring system gives an opportunity to provide the monitoring of academic performance and to evaluate the competency level during the primary specialization in the specialty of Dentistry.
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