Using Precourse Formative Written Testing in a Pharmacology Class Greatly Increases Medical Students’ Performance in Final Written Summative Tests

<div>Distribution of points in the voluntary test of the test group (cohort 2). 3rd year medical students had to answer questions in pharmacology before a semester course of pharmacology (<i>n</i> = 147). The dotted line marks the passing grade of 60%.</div>

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Figure 3: Using Precourse Formative Written Testing in a Pharmacology Class Greatly Increases Medical Students’ Performance in Final Written Summative Tests 

Figure 3 | Using Precourse Formative Written Testing in a Pharmacology Class Greatly Increases Medical Students’ Performance in Final Written Summative Tests 