Recommendations for high-stakes examinations for public Malaysian medical faculties during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Baharuddin, Kamarul Aryffin and Abdul Rahim, Ahmad Fuad and Abdul Aziz, Yang Faridah and Abdul Manap, Roslina and Omar, Ahmad Marzuki and Singmamae, Nariman and Zulkifli, Noor Fadzilah and Ismail, Salwani and Omar, Effat and Kadir, Fairrul and Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah and Mohd Noor, Mohd Azhar and Ismail, Muhd Al-Aarifin and Mat Pa, Mohamad Najib and Mohd Ismail, Zul Izhar and Nik Lah, Nik Ahmad Zuky (2020) Recommendations for high-stakes examinations for public Malaysian medical faculties during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Education in Medicine Journal, 12 (4). pp. 25-31. E-ISSN 2180-1932

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic forced the Deans’ Council of Public Malaysian Medical Faculties to tackle the issue of examinations in the face of movement control orders (MCO). A task force decided that final professional examination is necessary and three recommendations have been proposed. Online examination is among the best option with strict adherence to the Malaysian Medical Council guidelines. The majority of the universities used a Moodle-based Learning Management System; the examination will therefore mainly cover cognitive outcomes focusing on final professional exit examinations. It felt that cheating, although a real issue, is manageable and came up with several recommendations for the implementation based on likely outcomes of the MCO.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	3773/87632
Uncontrolled Keywords:	High-stakes examination, Online, Medical education, Pandemic
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Internal Medicine
Depositing User:	Dr Ahmad Marzuki Omar
Date Deposited:	11 Jan 2021 09:50
Last Modified:	11 Jan 2021 09:50
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/87632

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