Assessment of student-performance in pharmacology by different evaluation methods

Retrospective analysis of students performance in Pharmacology in different evaluation methods, covering the years 1974 to 1988 of the faculty of Medicine, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi is reported here. Comparison of mean scores of each year by ANOVAR analysis showed significant differences between them. However, each year showed a high positive correlation between mean score and pass percentage. No statistically significant difference was found between male and female students performance in final examinations. Changing Multiple Choice Questions [MCQ] from "True or False Type" to ane-or two-in five type" was reflected by a lower performance in MCQ. Performance in MCQs correlated well with the performance in short essay questions using Spearman's rank correlation coefficient. Students performance in oral examination was invariably better than their performance in class tests or final written examinations. Performance in Class tests was a good indicator of the final result