title: An analysis of behavioural objectives in the teaching of anatomy from the results of marks in MCQs.
abstract: Since 1972 behavioural objectives have been presented to the students in the Department of Anatomy, University of Cape Town, for certain sections of their course but not for others. Questions set to students in certifying multiple choice examination from 1972 to 1976 were divided into two categories (a) those set on sections of the course with objectives and (b) those set on sections of the course without objectives, and analysed in terms of (i) student performance, (ii) discriminative ability of the questions. Significant differences are noted in student performance in these two categories which support the setting of student objectives. Student discrimination however is noted to be less effective in the category of questions on objectives, but not significantly so.
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000193:education*; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D013019:South Africa; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*