Influence of scores of CET6 and biochemistry exams on scores of toxicology exam with all-English questions / 中华医学教育探索杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore whether and how the medical students' performance in English and biochemistry studies on their exam scores in toxicology basics (in shorttoxicology) with allEnglish questions.Methods The correlations between scores of toxicology exam with all-English questions and scores in college English test band 6 (CET6) and biochemistry test of 187 students in the eight-year medical program were analyzed.Results Score of toxicology exam was positively correlated with scores of CET6 and biochemistry tests to some degree ( the correlation coefficients were 0.359 and 0.413 respectively,P ＜ 0.01 ) ; the students who passed CET6 had higher score in toxicology exam than those who did not pass CET6 (P ＜ 0.01,by t-test).Conclusion Passing CET6 and having a good command of related subjects may be essential for adapting to all-English exam questions.