Evaluation Of Online Development Examinations Of Infectious Diseases And Clinical Microbiology (IDCM) Expertise Students

Abstract Background: Formative examinations are required to monitor the development of research assistants in the field of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology. However, the preparation, conduct and evaluation of these exams also require especial features and experience. In this study, it is aimed to review the experiences obtained in the evaluation exams of research assistants conducted by the education commission (EMEK) in the field of IDCM specialization. Methods: There are two online exams per year for research assistants in the IDGM field. In this study, the examinations between 2014-2018 were evaluated. The validity and reliability analyzes for each exam were performed and the difficulty and discrimination indexes of the questions were calculated. The topics with the least correct answers were determined. Results: Over the years, an increase in the number of research assistants was observed. The internal consistency coefficient of the exams was the lowest of the cronbach alpha value of 0,69 and the highest of 0,92. The mean score of the exam was over 70. Some of the questions needed to be reviewed and corrected. Although clinically rare diseases and basic microbiology questions have been answered less frequently, the rate of responding to diseases that are frequently seen in the clinic was higher. Conclusion: Online examinations facilitate broad-based measurement and evaluation at national level. With the increase of our online exam experience, we found that there are still parts to be improved. Keywords: Online examination, Expertise students, Development exams, Measurement and evaluation