Abstract

1. Mastery of knowledge in certain subject domains is obligatory to the safe practice of medicine. Traditional examination methods however, do not test for Mastery.
2. Computer Adaptive testing is a sophisticated way of penetrating a student’s knowledge, based on his or her response to prior questions. It provides a precise estimation of knowledge, requiring a few number, but higher quality of questions.
3. E-Learning resources and Computer Adaptive Testing may support the development of Mastery in some important areas relevant to medical practice as an intern.
4. This project aims to develop and apply these novel ideas so as to improve the knowledge capabilities of our students prior to their internship.
5. As intern performance is independently monitored for skills and competencies, we shall be able to evaluate whether our project has a positive impact on capabilities.
6. This project is also likely to benefit teachers as they will learn a sophisticated method of assessment and will be required to develop high quality questions to assess their students.
7. It is expected that this project has wider applications and may be extended to any domain in tertiary education.