. Anusha Raja Jagadeesan; . Rajeev Roy Neelakanta
Volume 11, Issue 4 , May 2021, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Online self‑assessment tools have become an important asset among currentteaching, learning, and assessment methods, especially among medical students. Developmentsin ...
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BACKGROUND: Online self‑assessment tools have become an important asset among currentteaching, learning, and assessment methods, especially among medical students. Developmentsin information technology and recent changes in methods of undergraduate learning, especially withthe current COVID‑19 pandemic situation, will provide an impetus among students to uptake thisassessment tool. The study is aimed at bringing out the perception of medical students in using anonline self‑assessment tool in Biochemistry on the topics “Liver Function Tests” and “Renal FunctionTests.”MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was an observational study conducted among 150 1st year medical students employing an online self‑assessment tool in Biochemistry, and the perceptionresponse toward the questionnaire was graded.RESULTS: The participation was 100%, with the perception questionnaire having a good internalvalidity (α = 0.847). The students’ response was maximum for questions 9 and 10, which favoredfor provision of instantaneous feedback and application of the same tool for other topics. A positivecorrelation was observed between questionnaires for perceived learning and perceived engagementusing the online self‑assessment tool (r ± 0.554, P = 0.001).CONCLUSION: Self‑assessment tools have an impact on the learning of students only when providedin a suitable environment such as immediate feedback and nonranking mechanisms.
