Undergraduate student's perception on assessment experience in a Malaysian medical school: comparison among gender, ethnicity and phase of study

It is a well-known fact that assessment influences learning and study behaviour. Assessment affects what and how students learn, either positive or negative learning behaviour. This study was aimed to determine students’ perceived assessment experience and the comparison among different gender, ethn...

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Main Authors: Adam, Siti Khadijah, Mazlan, Nur Atiqah, Selvakumar, Shivaprakash, Xian, Hui Teh, Idris, Faridah
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Published: IIUM Press 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93466/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.934662023-01-12T07:38:33Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93466/ Undergraduate student's perception on assessment experience in a Malaysian medical school: comparison among gender, ethnicity and phase of study Adam, Siti Khadijah Mazlan, Nur Atiqah Selvakumar, Shivaprakash Xian, Hui Teh Idris, Faridah It is a well-known fact that assessment influences learning and study behaviour. Assessment affects what and how students learn, either positive or negative learning behaviour. This study was aimed to determine students’ perceived assessment experience and the comparison among different gender, ethnicity, and phase of the study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study. Assessment Experience Questionnaire (AEQ) version 3.3 was distributed to 324 undergraduate medical students of Universiti Putra Malaysia. The AEQ score among different gender, ethnicity, and phase of the study was compared using independent t-test and one-way ANOVA. RESULTS: Female students were found to develop a surface approach to learning, learn new things from the assessment, and be satisfied more with the teaching compared to males. Chinese students tended to put higher effort into learning compared to Malay. Clinical students valued more the feedback received and had clearer goals and expectations for their work than preclinical students. However, preclinical students tended to put a higher quantity of effort, learn wider coverage of syllabus and develop a surface approach of learning than clinical students. The respondents commented that feedback is lacking and suggested having more feedback sessions with their teachers after assessment. CONCLUSION: There were different assessment experiences and learning found among different gender, race, and phase of the study. These may affect their academic performance and are probably due to the curriculum setting. Understanding student assessment experience and its impact helps the faculty to improve the assessment structure for a conducive assessment environment and meaningful learning experience for the students. IIUM Press 2021-07 Article PeerReviewed Adam, Siti Khadijah and Mazlan, Nur Atiqah and Selvakumar, Shivaprakash and Xian, Hui Teh and Idris, Faridah (2021) Undergraduate student's perception on assessment experience in a Malaysian medical school: comparison among gender, ethnicity and phase of study. International Medical Journal Malaysia, 20 (3). 61 - 69. ISSN 1823-4631; ESSN: 2735-2285 https://journals.iium.edu.my/kom/index.php/imjm/article/view/1647 10.31436/imjm.v20i3.1647
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description It is a well-known fact that assessment influences learning and study behaviour. Assessment affects what and how students learn, either positive or negative learning behaviour. This study was aimed to determine students’ perceived assessment experience and the comparison among different gender, ethnicity, and phase of the study. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study. Assessment Experience Questionnaire (AEQ) version 3.3 was distributed to 324 undergraduate medical students of Universiti Putra Malaysia. The AEQ score among different gender, ethnicity, and phase of the study was compared using independent t-test and one-way ANOVA. RESULTS: Female students were found to develop a surface approach to learning, learn new things from the assessment, and be satisfied more with the teaching compared to males. Chinese students tended to put higher effort into learning compared to Malay. Clinical students valued more the feedback received and had clearer goals and expectations for their work than preclinical students. However, preclinical students tended to put a higher quantity of effort, learn wider coverage of syllabus and develop a surface approach of learning than clinical students. The respondents commented that feedback is lacking and suggested having more feedback sessions with their teachers after assessment. CONCLUSION: There were different assessment experiences and learning found among different gender, race, and phase of the study. These may affect their academic performance and are probably due to the curriculum setting. Understanding student assessment experience and its impact helps the faculty to improve the assessment structure for a conducive assessment environment and meaningful learning experience for the students.
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author Adam, Siti Khadijah
Mazlan, Nur Atiqah
Selvakumar, Shivaprakash
Xian, Hui Teh
Idris, Faridah
spellingShingle Adam, Siti Khadijah
Mazlan, Nur Atiqah
Selvakumar, Shivaprakash
Xian, Hui Teh
Idris, Faridah
Undergraduate student's perception on assessment experience in a Malaysian medical school: comparison among gender, ethnicity and phase of study
author_facet Adam, Siti Khadijah
Mazlan, Nur Atiqah
Selvakumar, Shivaprakash
Xian, Hui Teh
Idris, Faridah
author_sort Adam, Siti Khadijah
title Undergraduate student's perception on assessment experience in a Malaysian medical school: comparison among gender, ethnicity and phase of study
title_short Undergraduate student's perception on assessment experience in a Malaysian medical school: comparison among gender, ethnicity and phase of study
title_full Undergraduate student's perception on assessment experience in a Malaysian medical school: comparison among gender, ethnicity and phase of study
title_fullStr Undergraduate student's perception on assessment experience in a Malaysian medical school: comparison among gender, ethnicity and phase of study
title_full_unstemmed Undergraduate student's perception on assessment experience in a Malaysian medical school: comparison among gender, ethnicity and phase of study
title_sort undergraduate student's perception on assessment experience in a malaysian medical school: comparison among gender, ethnicity and phase of study
publisher IIUM Press
publishDate 2021
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93466/
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