scholarly journals Designing and developing an app to perform Hofstee cut-off calculations

F1000Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 450
Author(s):  
Ken Masters ◽  
Nadia Al-Wardy
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Education Student ◽  
Assessment Data ◽  
Traditional Methods ◽  
Android App

Determining a Hofstee cut-off point in medical education student assessment is problematic: traditional methods can be time-consuming, inaccurate, and inflexible.  To counter this, we developed a simple Android app that receives raw, unsorted student assessment data in .csv format, allows for multiple judges’ inputs, mean or median inputs, calculates the Hofstee cut-off mathematically, and outputs the results with other guiding information. The app contains a detailed description of its functionality.

scholarly journals Designing and developing an app to perform Hofstee cut-off calculations

F1000Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 450
Author(s):  
Ken Masters ◽  
Nadia Al-Wardy
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Education Student ◽  
Assessment Data ◽  
Traditional Methods ◽  
Android App

Determining a Hofstee cut-off point in medical education student assessment is problematic: traditional methods can be time-consuming, inaccurate, and inflexible.  To counter this, we developed a simple Android app that receives raw, unsorted student assessment data in .csv format, allows for multiple judges’ inputs, mean or median inputs, calculates the Hofstee cut-off mathematically, and outputs the results with other guiding information. The app contains a detailed description of its functionality.

scholarly journals Medical education challenges and innovations during COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. postgradmedj-2021-140032
Author(s):  
Michail Papapanou ◽  
Eleni Routsi ◽  
Konstantinos Tsamakis ◽  
Lampros Fotis ◽  
Georgios Marinos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Healthcare Staff ◽  
Academic Trajectories ◽  
Traditional Structure ◽  
Physical Presence ◽  
The Impact

COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly disrupted the well-established, traditional structure of medical education. Τhe new limitations of physical presence have accelerated the development of an online learning environment, comprising both of asynchronous and synchronous distance education, and the introduction of novel ways of student assessment. At the same time, this prolonged crisis had serious implications on the lives of medical students including their psychological well-being and the impact on their academic trajectories. The new reality has, on many occasions, triggered the ‘acting up’ of medical students as frontline healthcare staff, which has been perceived by many of them as a positive learning and contributing experience, and has led to a variety of responses from the educational institutions. All things considered, the urgency for rapid and novel adaptations to the new circumstances has functioned as a springboard for remarkable innovations in medical education,including the promotion of a more “evidence-based” approach.

scholarly journals Area of Interest of Indonesian Researches in Medical and Health Professions Education: Future Direction

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Mora Claramita ◽  
Gandes Retno Rahayu ◽  
Rahmi Surayya ◽  
Abu Bakar ◽  
Murti Mandawati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Universal Coverage ◽  
Health Professions ◽  
Health Professions Education ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Asian Context ◽  
Future Direction

Background: Medical education research has been flourished in the past two decades in Indonesia. It is highly important to study results of medical education researches in Indonesia to provide future direction for medical education. Six published literature in medical education from Asian context was used as the basis of this study.Method: We used the narrative review in which quantitative data were interpreted qualitatively. All national and international publication and the unpublished research in medical education from Indonesia between 2000 - 2013 were collected with multiple methods based on 8 criteria of inclusion/ exclusion. We also grouped the articles into quantitative and qualitative groups based on each method in each study.Results: Total articles interpreted was 151 and grouped into 17 areas of interest and level of evidences from ‘very rarely’ to ‘very frequently’ studied. Studies in the area of understanding problem–based learning (PBL) are still dominating the area of interest including the student-assessment within PBL program. Other areas are still rarely done, especially research in health professions education other than medical doctors.Conclusion: Research in medical education in Indonesia should be more stimulated; in terms of numbers and quality, more importantly to strive for future agent of culture, socio-economic and political changes based on the actual community problems in the universal coverage era toward solid interprofessional team work to accomplish patient safety.

Student Assessment of an Innovative Approach to Medical Education

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 102-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederic N. Schwartz ◽  
Mara L. Hover ◽  
Marjorie Kinney ◽  
Lise McCoy
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Innovative Approach

Exploring Massively Multiplayer Online Gaming as an Emerging Trend in Distance Education

2014 ◽  
pp. 91-102
Author(s):  
Kay Kyeong-Ju Seo ◽  
Cass Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Student Assessment ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Online Gaming ◽  
Student Interest ◽  
Extensive Reading ◽  
Traditional Methods ◽  
Educational Benefits ◽  
Learning Contexts ◽  
Innovative Learning

Online gaming is becoming a commonplace activity for all age groups, but particularly student-age individuals engaging in distance learning. Within the gaming environments, players involve themselves in events and interactions, collaboration, extensive reading, evaluation, and communications. Incorporating these activities into instruction can create a richer learning environment that leverages student interest and motivation. An important pedagogical aspect to keep in mind in adopting this tool is assessment. Student assessment should be considered as to whether traditional methods of performance evaluation are sufficient for such innovative learning contexts, or whether non-traditional methods should be adopted to leverage the changing contexts of the environments. The purpose of this chapter is to explore what educational benefits online gaming can bring to distance learning contexts and how assessment can be adapted to incorporate this new venue of potential educational curricula.

scholarly journals The Relevance of Telemedicine in Continuing Medical Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (5_suppl) ◽  
pp. 97S-102S
Author(s):  
Samir Kumar Praharaj ◽  
Shahul Ameen
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Continuing Medical Education ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Traditional Methods ◽  
Medical Practitioners ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Online Format ◽  
Technological Limitations

Continuing medical education (CME) is essential for medical practitioners to update their knowledge and skills periodically to provide clinical care in keeping with the evidence available. Traditional methods of CME such as workshops, conferences, and seminars are helpful to bridge the gaps in practice. With advancing technologies, online format is used to deliver CME with appropriate modifications. Although there are distinct advantages of online CME in regards to wider reach and flexibility, there are certain drawbacks beyond just technological limitations. Interactivity using ingenious ideas may be required to motivate and engage learners during online CME.

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