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ISSN: 0860-8466
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DOI: 10.20883/issn.0860-8466

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Analysis of results of computer-aided final tests for the Research in Nursing and Education in Research in Midwifery courses for students of Faculty of Health Science, Medical University of Warsaw

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Joanna Gotlib, Mariusz Panczyk, Joanna Pawłowska, Marcin Malczyk

2 (64) 2017 s. 183–190
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20883/pielpol.2017.23

Fraza do cytowania: Gotlib J, Panczyk M, Pawłowska J, Malczyk M Analysis of results of computer-aided final tests for the Research in Nursing and Education in Research in Midwifery courses for students of Faculty of Health Science, Medical University of Warsaw. Piel Pol. 2017;2(64):183–190. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20883/pielpol.2017.23

Aim. Comparative analysis of the results of final tests for the Research in Nursing and Education in Research in Midwifery courses for students of the Faculty of Health Science, MUW. Materials and methods. A total of 182 multiple-choice test questions with one correct option. Question parameters: easiness, differentiation power. Descriptive statistics as well as Levene's, Grubbs' and the Shapiro-Wilk tests. Comparative analysis: Student's t test for repeated measurements, Student's t test for independent groups, and two-factor ANOVA. STATISTICA version 12.5, α=0.05. Results. The degree of diversification of scores for both courses was similar (Levene's test, p=0.39), no outliers were found (Grubbs' test, p=1.00), and the frequency of distribution was slightly different from the normal distribution (the Shapiro-Wilk test, p=0.04). Midwifery students obtained better results compared to Nursing students (Student's t test: p=0.014). A declining trend in scores achieved by students at subsequent dates of the test was also observed (ANOVA: p<0.001). The same tasks were more difficult for Nursing students (Student's t test: p=0.035), whereas, as far as differentiation power is concerned, tasks reached higher values among Nursing students. The number of screen views of a question did not significantly influence its easiness, regardless of the major. Conclusions The analysis of the results of final tests for the Research in Nursing and Education in Research in Midwifery courses demonstrated that the scores achieved by Midwifery students were significantly better compared to those of Nursing students, which, due to the fact that both groups of students had the same curriculum, requires further study. The possibility of exchanging information by students on test questions randomly selected from the database of questions in the subsequent rounds and the presence of the same questions in the subsequent rounds did not significantly influence the quality of assessment.

Key words: computer-aided exams, didactic measurement, research, Health Science students.