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Testing as Teaching Co-medical Anatomy: A Practical View
Kevin Patton Ph.D.

Course data
From four semesters of the same course

	Old way		New way
	A	B	A	B
	Fall 2000	Fall 2001	Fall 2002	Fall 2003
Course Average	70	74	79	84
Final Exam	46	51	67	67
Number of students	159	197	210	209

Student Survey
Detailed results of full survey given to my class

Question : 4 Survey 1

Do you believe that having online tests before your in-class exams makes you better prepared for the exams?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.01	0.08	1.0	1		0 0.0%	170 99.4%	1 0.6%

Question : 4 Survey 2

Do you believe that studying at home (instead of having online tests) before your in-class exams would make you better prepared for the exams?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.93	0.26	2.0	2		0 0.0%	12 7.0%	159 93.0%

Question : 4 Survey 3

Do you usually try to take all three attempts of an online test?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.08	0.27	1.0	1		0 0.0%	158 92.4%	13 7.6%

Question : 4 Survey 4

When taking online tests, do you usually stop taking attempts once you have reached a satisfactory score?

Yes

		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
		1.81	0.40	2.0	2		0 0.0%	33 19.3%	138 80.7%

Question : 4 Survey 5

Do you usually study the book, outlines, or notes before taking an online test?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.35	0.48	1.0	1		0 0.0%	111 64.9%	60 35.1%

Question : 4 Survey 6

In general, do you think that online tests help you learn the concepts of the course better than if you took in-class tests instead?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.09	0.29	1.0	1		0 0.0%	155 90.6%	16 9.4%

Question : 4 Survey 7

Do you often find it difficult to find a computer on which to take online tests?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.97	0.17	2.0	2		0 0.0%	5 2.9%	166 97.1%

Question : 4 Survey 8

Do you have a computer at home that you can use to take online tests?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.10	0.30	1.0	1		0 0.0%	154 90.1%	17 9.9%

Question : 4 Survey 9

Do you find that taking online tests in lecture class sometimes also helps you prepare for lab practicals/quizzes?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.09	0.28	1.0	1		0 0.0%	156 91.2%	15 8.8%

Question : 4 Survey 10

Do you think that online practicals would help you prepare for in-class lab practicals?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.11	0.31	1.0	1		0 0.0%	153 89.5%	18 10.5%

Question : 4 Survey 11

Would you prefer to have a class with no online testing at all?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.96	0.18	2.0	2		0 0.0%	6 3.5%	165 96.5%

Question : 4 Survey 12

Do you find that it is online tests have a high level of difficulty?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.38	0.49	1.0	1		0 0.0%	106 62.0%	65 38.0%

Question : 4 Survey 13

Do you usually refer to the textbook while taking an online test?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.04	0.20	1.0	1		0 0.0%	164 95.9%	7 4.1%

Question : 4 Survey 14

Do you usually refer to the Learning Outlines while taking an online test?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.01	0.08	1.0	1		0 0.0%	170 99.4%	1 0.6%

Question : 4 Survey 15

Do you usually refer to your own class notes while taking an online test?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.16	0.38	1.0	1		1 0.6%	142 83.0%	28 16.4%

Question : 4 Survey 16

Do you usually review previous attempts before beginning a new attempt of an online test?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.09	0.29	1.0	1		0 0.0%	155 90.6%	16 9.4%

Question : 4 Survey 17

Would you prefer a class format in which less of the material was covered by the instructor and more of the material was learned from the textbook and outline?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.91	0.28	2.0	2		0 0.0%	15 8.8%	156 91.2%

Question : 4 Survey 18

Would you prefer a course that met less often (one or two hours per week instead of three hours per week) and allowed you more time on your own to work through online tests using the textbook and outlines?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.60	0.49	2.0	2		0 0.0%	69 40.4%	102 59.6%

Question : 4 Survey 19

Would you prefer to have more online tests per semester, breaking the material into smaller bits?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.60	0.49	2.0	2		0 0.0%	68 39.8%	103 60.2%

Question : 4 Survey 20

Do you usually review your past online tests before taking and in-class exam?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.05	0.21	1.0	1		0 0.0%	163 95.3%	8 4.7%

Question : 4 Survey 21

Would you prefer a lecture course in which you completed online tests using your book, outlines, and notes and during class discussed issues and problems that arise when taking the test (rather than a traditional lecture)?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.58	0.49	2.0	2		0 0.0%	71 41.5%	100 58.5%

Question : 4 Survey 22

Would you prefer a course in which you worked on detailed case studies in class (in small groups) and minimized the time spent in listening to a traditional lecture?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.71	0.45	2.0	2		0 0.0%	49 28.7%	122 71.3%

Question : 4 Survey 23

Would you prefer to buy a textbook that was divided into two volumes (one for each semester) instead of one single volume?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.88	0.33	2.0	2		0 0.0%	21 12.3%	150 87.7%

Question : 4 Survey 24

Do you prefer the current computerized/projected style of presentation over the previous overhead transparency style of of presentation?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.04	0.18	1.0	1		0 0.0%	165 96.5%	6 3.5%

Question : 4 Survey 25

Do you usually try to take at least two attempts of an online test?

Yes

N		Mean	SD	Median	Mode		-	1	2
171		1.01	0.08	1.0	1		0 0.0%	170 99.4%	1 0.6%