Ragnhild Lyngved Staberg, Maria Immaculata Maya Febri, Øistein Gjøvik, Svein Arne Sikko, Birgit Pepin
Science teachers' interactions with resources for formative assessment purposes
Educational assessment, evaluation and accountability
epidemiology considered fundamental science public health plays important role clinical competence professional development objective study evaluate effectiveness shortterm course teaching epidemiology designed communitybased class medical students course designed according kerns sixstep approach curriculum development total 75 undergraduates recruited fortyone students assigned experimental group engaged theoretical teaching practical courses 34 students assigned control group taking theoretical courses participants asked complete pre postcourse survey take test completing course scores experimental control groups compared using wilcoxon test experimental group showed significantly higher selfassessment scores course understanding p 00126 clinical practice skills p 00005 completing course significant difference observed control group addition students experimental group reported significantly higher interest p 00015 stronger learning motivation p 00113 better mastery epidemiology p 00167 completing course control group however test scores p 00859 pass rates p 01755 demonstrated statistical significance two groups shortterm practical course epidemiology exerted significantly positive effects improvement student learning enthusiasm course understanding clinical practice skills findings provide new ideas statistical evidence development epidemiological instruction future studies explore widely optimally apply communitybased courses teaching epidemiology