PURPOSE An objective tool is desired, which optimally prepares for Radiology boards examination. Such program should prepare examinees with pertinent radiological contents and simulations as expected in the real examination. BACKGROUND Many countries require written boards examinations for Radiology certification eligibility. No objective measure exists to tell if the examinee is ready to pas...

introduction. human resources are the most important source. it has a basic role in our country especially as a developing country. postgraduate entrance exams are difficult exams due to fewer universities’ capacity, its costs and length, it can train our future builders as well. this study will describe & explain the statistical and evaluation criteria of ph.d. entrance nursing exam in 1379. m...

In this paper, we investigate questions involving the impact of a multitude of covariates and their interactions on the scores of a comprehensive exit exam from 121 undergraduate students in Texas State University via a hierarchical Bayesian mixture model. The model uses a mixture of Beta distributions, inflated for the purposes of modeling the behavior of students who are no-shows for the exam...

The e ect of the ordering of questions in sample surveys has been well investigated. However, there has been no study so far that examined the e ect of the ordering of exam questions on the exam behavior of students. In this paper, we will discuss the e ect of the ordering of questions on the student behavior for an introductory long{distance statistics course. Because we were working with the ...

introduction: general medical education starts with basic sciences which usually continue about 2.5 to 3 years. in this period, the students study basic medical sciences and then start the clinical stage in which they deal with diagnoses, care, and cure of disease. the purpose of this study was to assess the integration of basic sciences period with the clinical period at shiraz university of m...

OBJECTIVE The amount, origin, and resources of infectious disease knowledge in the field ofobstetrics and gynecology were investigated. If this knowledge is lacking, the exact length of the specific infectious disease training during residency should be defined to meet the ever-increasing knowledge required in training. METHODS A 50-question test was developed by one faculty member utilizing ...

      The present study aims to consider teaching skills workshops influencing Professors' performance of Babol Branch. Population of this study involved 120 faculty staff of Babol Branch in 2012-2013. The sample of this study was 35 persons who were chosen by random sampling. A researcher-made questionnaire was used as research tool. Based on Cronbach's alpha, the reliability of the st...