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ON THE WAY TO MODERNIZATION OF TESTING LATIN MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
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Medical Latin has been taught to medical students in Riga Stradi? University (Latvia) since the foundation of the university in 1950. In the 21st century, along with the development of technologies, the Medical Latin course has undergone significant changes. E-assessment has been acknowledged as more convenient than traditional one. The previous study, which was carried out at the university in 2017, clearly showed no statistically significant difference of opinions on such e-test taking factors as immediate feedback, paper and time economy, stress and additional influencing factors among groups of students. During the academic year 2017/2018, the design of e-tests was improved in the light of recommendations of the teaching staff. The present study deals with the analyses of the results of e-tests (195 to 220 students involved) to find out to what extent they differ in different types of tasks and semesters. Several hypotheses were put forward and statistical methods were used to test them. Differences were found between the scores in several different task types and in student groups in different semesters, however, the total scores of both semesters did not differ. Further research should be related to the identification of students' needs in accordance with the student-centred and assessment-centred aspects.
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