Exploration on new assessment methods for cell biology among postgraduates

VernacularTitle:研究生《细胞生物学》课程考核方式探索
Author: Jianwen MAO ; Yongli ZHANG ; Weizhang WANG ; Hongzhi LI
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Postgraduate education; Assessment model; Research papers reporting; Ques-tioning
From: Chinese Journal of Medical Education Research 2013;(7):670-673
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: This paper summarized the assessment model reform practiced in the postgraduate cell biology course for several years and successfully obtain a new testing method based on research papers re-porting and questioning. Before the assessment, each student searched and selected one required research paper to read and make a PowerPoint reporting document. During assessment , some students were ex-tracted to speak and comprehensive score, which was regarded as student's final examination results was made by teaching group. The rest of the students listened to speeches , questioned and filled the questions on the record sheet.Teaching group reported a score , which was regarded as part of student's final exami-nation result based on questioning record sheets and printed PowerPoint documents.This method can well evaluate students' scientific thinking and strengthen the training of scientific thinking of postgraduates.