title: Student perspectives of assessment by TEMM model in physiology.
abstract: Assessment is the process by which the teacher and the student gain knowledge about student progress. Assessment systems should aim at evaluating the desired learning outcomes. In Melaka Manipal Medical College, (Manipal Campus), Manipal, India, the TEMM model (consisting of 4 assessment methods: Triple Jump Test, essay incorporating critical thinking questions, Multistation Integrated Practical Examination, and multiple choice questions) was introduced to 30 refresher students in the fourth block of the academic year. At the end of the block, a questionnaire was distributed to ask the students to rank the different assessments in the order of their preference with respect to seven items. Analysis of the results showed that not a single type of assessment was ranked highest for all the seven items, proving the earlier observation that a single assessment does not fulfill all aspects of assessment and that there is a need for an evaluating system with multiple ways of assessment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, Melaka Manipal Medical College, (Manipal Campus), International Centre for Health Sciences, Manipal, Karnataka, India. reemabraham@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Reem Rachel
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Abraham
authors.forename: Subramanya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Upadhya
authors.forename: Sharmila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Torke
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ramnarayan
mesh_terms: D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D010827:Physiology / Q000193:education*; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires