Abstract
Background: Longevity of basic medical sciences is a major concern of medical educators and physicians. It has been shown that different learning styles can affect half-life of material. This study aimed to evaluate effect of partially tests during renal physiology course on the student’s retention of renal physiology and knowledge loss in pharmacy and medical students. Methods: This case-control study was performed at Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences in academic year 2012-2013. Study populations were pharmacy students and medical students. The final renal physiology examination was on Jan of 2013 for both groups. Pharmacy students participated in three partial tests during renal physiology course at first semester of academic year 2012-2013 while medical students did not participate in these tests. 25 weeks after final renal physiology examination, both groups of students were recruited to take a retest. Retention test consisted of 17 multiple-choice questions; each question had one correct answer. Statistical paired- and independent-samples t-tests were used to analysis results. Results: mean scores of retention test in medical students was significantly lower than in pharmacy students (P<0.01). Pharmacy students were answered correctly 66.4±2.3% of questions, while rate was declined to 45.15±3.25% in medical students. The rate of knowledge loss in medical student was (22.7±3%) significantly higher than in pharmacy students (10.86±1.5%) (P<0.01). Conclusions: The findings suggest that taking partially tests during physiology course is a highly efficient and an effective strategy to enhance the retention of renal physiology and delay rate of knowledge loss.
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