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 obligatory test of the pretest group (cohort 2). 3rd year medical students had to answer questions in pharmacology after a semester course of pharmacology (<i>n</i> = 142). The dotted line marks the passing grade of 60%. Students which did not attend the voluntary but the obligatory test are excluded.</div>

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Figure 5: Using Precourse Formative Written Testing in a Pharmacology Class Greatly Increases Medical Students’ Performance in Final Written Summative Tests 

Figure 5 | Using Precourse Formative Written Testing in a Pharmacology Class Greatly Increases Medical Students’ Performance in Final Written Summative Tests 