An Evaluation of the Use of Continuous Assessment in the Teaching of Physiology.

Tan, C. M.

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ERIC Number: EJ444632

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Publication Date: 1992

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An Evaluation of the Use of Continuous Assessment in the Teaching of Physiology.

Tan, C. M.

Higher Education, v23 n3 p255-72 Apr 1992

A study of 30 first-year medical students in a physiology course found that frequent evaluation had a profound negative effect on learning, with students adopting a surface reproductive approach geared to passing exams rather than integrating knowledge. Lectures and curriculum organization failed to affect student use and structure of knowledge. (MSE)

Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Strategies, Lecture Method, Medical Education, Physiology, Professional Education, Student Attitudes, Student Evaluation, Testing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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