The Relation Between Theoretical and Practical Exams for Health Sciences Students at King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences- Jeddah

• Main Authors: Kaifi R, Alshamrani KM, Al-Nasser S, Omair A, Althaqafy MS
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2024
• Subjects: correlation; health sciences student; king saud bin abdul-aziz; performance; ksau-hs; Special aspects of education; LC8-6691; Medicine (General); R5-920; sami
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/5fc5b4dd58264ffea53d8e75adcadb4e

Reham Kaifi,1– 3 Khalid M Alshamrani,1– 3 Sami Al-Nasser,4,5 Aamir Omair,4,5 Majid S Althaqafy2,6 1Department of Radiological Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 2King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 3Medical Imaging Department, Ministry of the National Guard - Health Affairs, Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia; 4Department of Medical Education, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 5King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 6Infection Prevention and Control Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Reham Kaifi, Email [e-mail]: A comprehensive approach to assessment is essential to ensure that all students’ learning competencies are measured accurately. Therefore, multiple methods of assessment have been developed to address this matter. This Study aims to assess the correlation between health sciences students’ performance on theoretical and practical exams.Methods: A correlational study design was conducted. The academic performance of 352 students across theoretical/practical courses was tested. SPSS version 29.0 was used for analysis. Spearman’s rho correlation (Rs), Wilcoxon, and Mann Whitney were computed at p< 0.05.Results: The theoretical performance was strongly correlated with the practical performance of all programs pooled together (Rs (352) = 0.67, p< 0.001). Also, there was a strong correlation between theoretical and practical performance for male students (Rs (181) = 0.72, p< 0.001), while a moderate correlation for female students (Rs (171) = 0.53, p< 0.001). Mann–Whitney test revealed significant mean performance difference by gender both at theoretical (U = 9284, p< 0.0001) and practical (U = 11,373, p < 0.0001) levels.Conclusion: There were significant correlations between theoretical knowledge and practical ...