Reliability across content areas in progress tests assessing medical knowledge: a Brazilian cross-sectional study with implications for medical education assessments

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Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)-
Autor(es): dc.contributorFaculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP)-
Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)-
Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)-
Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)-
Autor(es): dc.contributorFaculdade de Medicina de Marília (FAMEMA)-
Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)-
Autor(es): dc.creatorHamamoto Filho, Pedro Tadao-
Autor(es): dc.creatorHashimoto, Miriam-
Autor(es): dc.creatorLima, Alba Regina de Abreu-
Autor(es): dc.creatorDiehl, Leandro Arthur-
Autor(es): dc.creatorCosta, Neide Tomimura-
Autor(es): dc.creatorRehder, Patrícia Moretti-
Autor(es): dc.creatorYarak, Samira-
Autor(es): dc.creatorde Andrade, Maria Cristina-
Autor(es): dc.creatorHafner, Maria de Lourdes Marmorato Botta-
Autor(es): dc.creatorRibeiro, Zilda Maria Tosta-
Autor(es): dc.creatorMoriguti, Júlio César-
Autor(es): dc.creatorBicudo, Angélica Maria-
Data de aceite: dc.date.accessioned2025-08-21T21:15:03Z-
Data de disponibilização: dc.date.available2025-08-21T21:15:03Z-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2025-04-29-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2023-12-31-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.2023.0291.R1.13052024-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/11449/301434-
Fonte: dc.identifier.urihttp://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/11449/301434-
Descrição: dc.descriptionBACKGROUND: Brazilian medical schools equitably divide their medical education assessments into five content areas: internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and public health. However, this division does not follow international patterns and may threaten the examinations’ reliability and validity. OBJECTIVE: To assess the reliability indices of the content areas of serial, cross-institutional progress test examinations. DESIGN AND SETTINGS: This was an analytical, observational, and cross-sectional study conducted at nine public medical schools (mainly from the state of São Paulo) with progress test examinations conducted between 2017 and 2023. METHODS: The examinations covered the areas of basic sciences, internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and public health. We calculated reliability indices using Cronbach’s α, which indicates the internal consistency of a test. We used simple linear regressions to analyze temporal trends. RESULTS: The results showed that the Cronbach’s α for basic sciences and internal medicine presented lower values, whereas gynecology, obstetrics, and public health presented higher values. After changes in the number of items and the exclusion of basic sciences as a separate content area, internal medicine ranked highest in 2023. Individually, all content areas except pediatrics remained stable over time. CONCLUSIONS: Maintaining an equitable division in assessment content may lead to suboptimal results in terms of assessment reliability, especially for internal medicine. Therefore, content sampling of medical knowledge for general assessments should be reappraised.-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartament of Neurology Psychology and Psychiatry Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), SP-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartament of Pediatrics Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), SP-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartament of Molecular Biology Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (FAMERP), SP-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartament of Internal Medicine Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), PR-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartament of Tocogynecology Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), SP-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartament of Dermatology Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), SP-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartament of Pediatrics Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), SP-
Descrição: dc.descriptionAcademic Assessment Center Faculdade de Medicina de Marília (FAMEMA), SP-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartament of Internal Medicine Universidade de São Paulo (USP), SP-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartamentof Pediatrics Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), SP-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartament of Neurology Psychology and Psychiatry Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), SP-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartament of Pediatrics Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), SP-
Idioma: dc.languageen-
Relação: dc.relationSao Paulo Medical Journal-
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Palavras-chave: dc.subjectEducation, medical-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectEducational measurement.Reliability-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectInternal medicine-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectMedical education assessments-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectProgress test-
Título: dc.titleReliability across content areas in progress tests assessing medical knowledge: a Brazilian cross-sectional study with implications for medical education assessments-
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