Influence of scores of CET6 and biochemistry exams on scores of toxicology exam with all-English questions
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-1485.2012.09.029
- VernacularTitle:CET6和生物化学成绩对毒理学全英语试题成绩的影响
- Author:
Yungang LIU
;
Yanmei LAI
;
Qinzhi WEI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Eight-year medical program;
Toxicology;
Bilingual teaching;
All-English exam questions
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research
2012;11(9):974-977
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore whether and how the medical students' performance in English and biochemistry studies on their exam scores in toxicology basics (in short:toxicology) with allEnglish questions.Methods The correlations between scores of toxicology exam with all-English questions and scores in college English test band 6 (CET6) and biochemistry test of 187 students in the eight-year medical program were analyzed.Results Score of toxicology exam was positively correlated with scores of CET6 and biochemistry tests to some degree ( the correlation coefficients were 0.359 and 0.413 respectively,P < 0.01 ) ; the students who passed CET6 had higher score in toxicology exam than those who did not pass CET6 (P < 0.01,by t-test).Conclusion Passing CET6 and having a good command of related subjects may be essential for adapting to all-English exam questions.