Retention of Basic Science Information by Senior Medical Students  

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Ling, Yu ; Swanson, David B. ; Holtzman, Kathy ; Bucak, S Deniz

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Academic Medicine (Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges) vol. 83 no. S10 (Oct. 2008), page S82.

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Perpustakaan FK Nomor Panggil: A33.K.2008.03 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

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Background: Studies of retention of basic science information have commonly demonstrated a knowledge decline as students progress through medical education. This study examined item characteristics influencing patterns of retention. Method: A large content and statistically representative sample of basic science items from 2004-2005 forms of United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 was included in unscored sections of 2004-2005 USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) test forms, and the performance of 15,000+ first-time examinees from U.S. and Canadian schools was analyzed to identify item characteristics affecting retention. Results: Across the 502 study items, the mean item difficulty on Step 1 was 76.1%; on Step 2 CK, this value declined to 69.7%. Performance declines were largest in Biochemistry (17.5%) and Microbiology (12.6%). Improvement was only observed for Behavioral Sciences items (8.7%). Conclusions: Shifts in examinee performance in this study were similar to those observed in previous research, although the magnitude of the overall decline was somewhat larger.

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