Perception of Dental students with regard to Progress Tests

Authors

  • Fabiana Aparecida Mayrink Oliveira Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde
  • Marcelo Tarcísio Martins Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde de Juiz de Fora - FCMS/JF
  • Antônio Marcio Lima Ferraz Júnior Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde de Juiz de Fora - FCMS/JF
  • Cleide Gisele Ribeiro Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde de Juiz de Fora - FCMS/JF
  • Rodrigo Guerra de Oliveira Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde de Juiz de Fora - FCMS/JF
  • Fernanda Ribeiro Porto Faculdade de Ciências Médicas e da Saúde de Juiz de Fora - FCMS/JF

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30979/rev.abeno.v20i2.821

Keywords:

Evaluation. Taxonomy. Professional Qualification. Education, Dental.

Abstract

This study aimed to analyze the perception of students of the Dentistry of Progress Test (TP) 2014. Therefore, after  completion of the TP, 284 students received a questionnaire, which addressed the perception of the degree of difficulty of the test in the basic and specific areas; the extent of the test; clarity and objectivity of statements; adequacy of the information / instructions provided to resolve the issues; confirmation of the content approach during the course; study of the contents by the students and evaluation of the time offered and used by the students to solve the questions. Spearman's correlation coefficient and correspondence analysis (SPSS-15 ©) were used. Thus, it was observed that the degree of difficulty of the test in the basic area and in the specific area was higher for the students of the first periods. With regard to the students’ perception of extent of the test, the majority considered this, as well as the clarity and objectivity of the test to be adequate. Regarding the difficulty in performing the test, the students in the first periods reported ignorance of all content; and for the last periods, they reported a lack of motivation. Based on the results obtained, it could be concluded that the students’ perception of the test demonstrated that it was being performed properly. Moreover, students in the initial periods were observed to report a lack of knowledge about the content, thus corroborating the objective of the test, which is to evaluate the cognitive gain of students as they progressed in the course.

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28-07-2020

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Oliveira, F. A. M., Martins, M. T., Ferraz Júnior, A. M. L., Ribeiro, C. G., Oliveira, R. G. de, & Porto, F. R. (2020). Perception of Dental students with regard to Progress Tests. Revista Da ABENO, 20(2), 26–37. https://doi.org/10.30979/rev.abeno.v20i2.821

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