Introduction to an Open Source Internet-Based Testing Program for Medical Student Examinations.
- Author:
Yoon Hwan LEE
1
Author Information
1. Department of Information and Statistics, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea. yoonani72@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Internet-Based Testing;
Computer-Based Testing;
Medical Examination;
Open Source Program
- MeSH:
Administrative Personnel;
APACHE;
Database Management Systems;
Education, Medical;
Humans;
Indonesia;
Programming Languages;
Students, Medical
- From:Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions
2009;6(1):4-
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
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Abstract:
The author developed a freely available open source internet-based testing program for medical examination. PHP and Java script were used as the programming language and postgreSQL as the database management system on an Apache web server and Linux operating system. The system approach was that a super user inputs the items, each school administrator inputs the examinees' information, and examinees access the system. The examinee's score is displayed immediately after examination with item analysis. The set-up of the system beginning with installation is described. This may help medical professors to easily adopt an internet-based testing system for medical education.
