Chapter 6

Evaluation and assessment

The general concept that assessment is usually used for measuring the
performance of learners (learner assessment) .while evaluation is used for
the curriculum and programmer as a whole (program evaluation). (1)

Assessment:-
Process of making a value judgment based on information from one or
more sources, it’s also a mechanism by which determining student progress
toward, or the attainment of, stated cognitive, psychomotor, and affective
objectives. The assessment used for our master program is formative and
summative. (2)

Formative assessment;- 50%

Postgraduates should be assessed regularly by conduction of theory and
practical exams, seminar presentations, micro-teaching and viva-voce
sessions. The internal assessment (100 marks for theory and 100 marks for
Practical’s) should be added to the University assessment. different
measures can be used like SBA, EMQ, Essay, True/False, Practical exam,.
(3)

Summative assessment;- 100%

The postgraduate examination should be in 4 parts : - (3)
Thesis, to be submitted by each candidate at least 6 months before the date
Of commencement of the theory examinations.
Theory examinations
Practical examinations
Viva-voce
There should be 4 theory papers: (3)
o each of 3 hours duration
o each containing a minimum of 3 questions
o comprising of structured long questions and short structured questions,
designed to evaluate the understanding of the subject by the student.

Paper I
General Physiology including History of Physiology.
o Physiology of cell; various cellular mechanisms. Genetic control
mechanisms.
o Various principles of physics and physical chemistry involved in
physiological phenomenon, e.g. hemodynamic, bio-electrical potentials,
body fluids, methods of measurements.
O Interaction of human body in ambient environment including high
altitude and deep sea and hot environmental physiology.
O Sports physiology.
O Yoga and meditation.
O History of physiology

Paper II 100%
Systemic Physiology A (systems concerned with transport, nutrition &
energy and including comparative physiology)
o Blood and immunity
o Cardiovascular system.
o Respiratory system.
o Gastro intestinal tract (GIT) and dietary requirements.
o Excretion, pH, water and electrolyte balance.
o Comparative physiology.
Paper III
Systemic Physiology B (systems concerned with procreation,
regulation and neural control).
o Reproduction and family planning/foetal and neonatal physiology.
o Nerve-muscle physiology including muscle mechanics.
o Endocrine physiology.
o Nervous system (Central, peripheral and autonomic)
o Special senses.
Paper IV
Applied Physiology including recent advances
o Pathophysiology pertaining to systemic physiology
o Physiological basis of various evaluation tests
o Biostatistics, Biophysics, Biochemistry; Micro anatomy
o Recent advances
o Growth and development including ageing

Assessment of psychomotor skills Viva-voce:

Should be spread over 2 days and include the following components:
1. Spotting.
2. Problem solving exercises pertaining to clinical physiology.
3. Performing and reporting two special laboratory investigations.
4. Two human experiments (one long and one short), dealing with clinical
physiology as would have significant bearing on human health and patient
care.
5. Micro-teaching session for assessing communication skills.
6. Viva-voce should include the following components:
o Text discussion of general and systemic physiology
o Teaching methodologies
o Thesis
o Recent research advances.
Grading system:- (4)

The student score in evaluation for any course will be graded according
to the following percent scale:

- 80% and above A.

- 75 - 79.99 B+.
- 70 – 74.99 B.
- 60 – 69.99 C+.
- 50- 59.99 C
- Less than 50( Failure.) F
For objective type tests minimum pass levels will be used, based on a
criter ion referenced system.

The student will be graduated if he/she passes all the examinations

from semester one to semester four.

We are going to take hematology course as examples;-

Tutorials
Bilirubin synthesis

blood coagulation

types of immunity

PBL..

Anemias, leukemia, bleeding disorders

Theory exam.

EMQs and SBA

Essay

Problems solving

Practical exam…

Spotting (pictures)

Assess measuring (ESR, CBC, and Blood grouping)

Feedback and evaluations: - by using these methods. (5)

 classroom quizzes and exams

 Projects

 Poster presentations of library or laboratory research

 Cooperative experiences

 Portfolios (collections of work)

 Standardized tests both within and across disciplines

  Student journals

 Questionnaires

 Interviews

 Focus groups

References:
1. URRICULUM DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES , SMSB| 2018

2. NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR EDUCATING EMS INSTRUCTORS

AUGUST 2002

3. POST-GRADUATE CURRICULUM FOR PHYSIOLOGY: M.D.

PHYSIOLOGY.INDIA

4. west kordafan university, faculty of medicine

5. National Research Council. 2003. Evaluating and Improving

Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology, Engineering, and
Mathematics. Washington, DC: The National Academies
Press.https://doi.org/10.17226/10024.