INSTITUTIONAL ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENT EVALUATION THROUGH ASSESSMENT IMPLEMENTATION MEASURE (AIM) TOOL

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the awareness of undergraduate dental students about the assessment environment at their institution.

Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in year 2023 at Institute of Dentistry, CMH Lahore and consisted of first, second and third year undergraduate dental students. Data was collected through census sampling using a pretested, reliable and valid questionnaire. Three domains of “The Assessment Implementation Measure” (AIM tool) on a 4 point Likert scale was utilized. The data collected was analyzed by using statistical software SPSS -20.

Results: Majority (72.57%, 70.06%, and 70.74%) students agreed with the Institutional assessment policies, methods used for assessment and purpose of assessment of IOD, CMH LMC, Lahore. Highest score was given to the item, ‘The criteria of student progression to next class are clearly documented’ (79.7%) with mean score of 2.32±0.81 from Assessment Policies subscale. The lowest rated item was from Assessment Methods subscale i.e. ‘An appropriate weightage was given to knowledge, skills and attitude domains in assessments’ (64.4%) with mean score of 2.05±0.81. The median score about assessment awareness of undergraduate dental students came to be 45.95 (71.21%)

Conclusion: It is concluded that majority of students expressed their satisfaction with the institutional assessment environment at IOD, CMH LMC, Lahore.