23 January 2021 : Clinical Research
Association Between Formative Assessment and Academic Performance for Undergraduate Medical Students in a Chinese Clinical Skills Training Course
Tianxin Zhu1ABCDE, Junyi Liang1BCD, Min Mao2BCD, Xintong Liu1BCD, Dandan Qian2AF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.929068
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e929068
Table 2 Summary table of ANCOVA analysis of the effects of FA on the achievement of final examinations (N=110).
| Sources | SS | df | MS | F | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPR | PRE | 3.729 | 1 | 3.729 | .094 | .76 |
| FA | 63.769 | 1 | 63.769 | 1.614 | .21 | |
| Change of dressing | PRE | 65.368 | 1 | 65.368 | .630 | .43 |
| FA | .082 | 1 | .082 | .001 | .98 | |
| Four puncture procedures | PRE | 1207.685 | 1 | 1207.685 | 9.388 | .003** |
| FA | 3936.026 | 1 | 3936.026 | 30.598 | .000** | |
| Aseptic technique | PRE | 7.634 | 1 | 7.634 | .116 | .73 |
| FA | 21.408 | 1 | 21.408 | .325 | .57 | |
| Basal operative skill | PRE | .083 | 1 | .083 | .002 | .97 |
| FA | 646.674 | 1 | 646.674 | 13.061 | .000** | |
| Total score | PRE | 28.098 | 1 | 28.098 | 1.293 | .26 |
| FA | 310.391 | 1 | 310.391 | 14.282 | .000** | |
| * ** PRE – pretest score; FA – formative assessment | ||||||






