Presidential address: introduction of smart device-based testing and item exposure policy for Korea Health Personnel Licensing Examination

This study is designed to draw out new integrated subjects of the Korean Oriental Pharmacists??Licensing Examination (KOPLE). In 2004, for the revision of subjects, we have analyzed the curriculums of the Oriental Pharmacy department, the oriental pharmacist?占퐏 (OP?占퐏) job description book, and the elementary items of KOPLE. We also examined the system of the Chinese Herb Pharmacists??Examination and other health personnel licensing examinations and studied the data of items and compared them with KOPLE. We heard the public opinion on the present KOPLE. We developed a subfield of 18 subjects, a middle category of 188 items, and a small category of 1,026 items. We proposed a new KOPLE that consists of three subjects: basic oriental pharmacy, applied oriental pharmacy, and laws and regulations.

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Smart device-based testing for medical students in Korea: satisfaction, convenience, and advantages

Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions ◽

10.3352/jeehp.2017.14.7 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 14 ◽

pp. 7 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Eun Young Lim ◽

Mi Kyoung Yim ◽

Sun Huh

Keyword(s):

Standard Deviation ◽

Medical Students ◽

Likert Scale ◽

Smart Device ◽

School Of Medicine ◽

National University ◽

Computer Based ◽

Computer Based Testing ◽

Licensing Examination ◽

Paper And Pencil

The aim of this study was to investigate respondents’ satisfaction with smart device-based testing (SBT), as well as its convenience and advantages, in order to improve its implementation. The survey was conducted among 108 junior medical students at Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Korea, who took a practice licensing examination using SBT in September 2015. The survey contained 28 items scored using a 5-point Likert scale. The items were divided into the following three categories: satisfaction with SBT administration, convenience of SBT features, and advantages of SBT compared to paper-and-pencil testing or computer-based testing. The reliability of the survey was 0.95. Of the three categories, the convenience of the SBT features received the highest mean (M) score (M= 3.75, standard deviation [SD]= 0.69), while the category of satisfaction with SBT received the lowest (M= 3.13, SD= 1.07). No statistically significant differences across these categories with respect to sex, age, or experience were observed. These results indicate that SBT was practical and effective to take and to administer.

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The relationship of examinees’ individual characteristics and perceived acceptability of smart device-based testing to test scores on the practice test of the Korea Emergency Medicine Technician Licensing Examination

Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions ◽

10.3352/jeehp.2018.15.33 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 ◽

pp. 33

Author(s):

Eun Young Lim ◽

Mi Kyoung Yim ◽

Sun Huh

Keyword(s):

Emergency Medicine ◽

Test Scores ◽

Individual Characteristics ◽

Smart Device ◽

Examination System ◽

High Stakes ◽

Practice Test ◽

Licensing Examination ◽

Individual Variables ◽

The Republic

Purpose: Smart device-based testing (SBT) is being introduced into the Republic of Korea’s high-stakes examination system, starting with the Korean Emergency Medicine Technician Licensing Examination (KEMTLE) in December 2017. In order to minimize the effects of variation in examinees’ environment on test scores, this study aimed to identify any associations of variables related to examinees’ individual characteristics and their perceived acceptability of SBT with their SBT practice test scores. Methods: Of the 569 candidate students who took the KEMTLE on September 12, 2015, 560 responded to a survey questionnaire on the acceptability of SBT after the examination. The questionnaire addressed 8 individual characteristics and contained 2 satisfaction, 9 convenience, and 9 preference items. A comparative analysis according to individual variables was performed. Furthermore, a generalized linear model (GLM) analysis was conducted to identify the effects of individual characteristics and perceived acceptability of SBT on test scores.Results: Among those who preferred SBT over paper-and-pencil testing, test scores were higher for male participants (mean± standard deviation [SD], 4.36± 0.72) than for female participants (mean± SD, 4.21± 0.73). According to the GLM, no variables evaluated— including gender and experience with computer-based testing, SBT, or using a tablet PC—showed a statistically significant relationship with the total score, scores on multimedia items, or scores on text items. Conclusion: Individual characteristics and perceived acceptability of SBT did not affect the SBT practice test scores of emergency medicine technician students in Korea. It should be possible to adopt SBT for the KEMTLE without interference from the variables examined in this study.

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A Review II for Standardization of Textbooks of Fundamentals of Nursing: Medication Administration, Infection Control, Pressure Injury

Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing ◽

10.7739/jkafn.2020.27.2.198 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 198-214

Author(s):

Youngshin Song ◽

Ji-Su Kim ◽

Soohyun Park

Keyword(s):

Infection Control ◽

Health Personnel ◽

Medication Administration ◽

Hand Washing ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Pressure Injury ◽

Injection Methods ◽

Injury Assessment ◽

Licensing Examination ◽

Airborne Disease

Purpose: The purposes of this study were to analyze and compare the textbooks of fundamentals of nursing and practice in order to standardize them for medication administration, infection control, and pressure injury. Methods: The current study is a literature review of the ten textbooks published after 2013. Ten textbooks were the ones selected by the Korea Health Personnel Licensing Examination Institute as major textbooks. Three items were reviewed: medication administration, infection control, and pressure injury, with a focus on differences in numbers, range, direction, and others. Results: For medication administration, there were some discrepancies in the size of needle and syringe, maximum dosage depending on injection methods, replacement period of catheter and infusion set, depth of insertion for vaginal medication administration. For infection control, items with discrepancies included length of time for hand washing, concentration of chemical sterilant, frequency of ventilation to prevent airborne disease, distance to prevent droplet-borne infection, the latent period of infectious disease, and methods to treat medical wastes. For pressure injury, the discrepancies were exhibited in the degree and duration of pressure for pressure injuries, range of scores for risks in pressure injury assessment tools, and temperature of the solution to irrigate pressure injuries. Conclusion: Standardized textbooks for these three parts will be useful teaching aide for students and nurses to carry out consistent and professional nursing for patients’ safety.

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