Exploration of Innovative Assessment Methods for Abdominal Combat Trauma Course in Military Academic Institutions
WANG Ze
WEI Bo
XU Wentong
XI Hongqing
CUI Jianxin
CAO Bo
SUN Linde
CHEN Runkai
Abstract：Objective To explore the effectiveness and significance of implementing a novel assessment method in the abdominal battlefield trauma course for graduate students at military academies.Methods Fol-lowing the principle of encouraging active and autonomous learning among graduate students,an innovative assess-ment method was designed for the elective course on abdominal battlefield trauma at the PLA Medical School.This method involved dividing students into groups for literature research,selecting course-related topics independently,presenting group findings via presentations,and responding to questions from a panel of judges during the final assessment.After completing the assessment,each student participated in a questionnaire survey to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of this assessment method and suggest possible improvements.Results In the 2023-2024 academic year,228 first-year master's students completed the elective course on abdominal battlefield trauma,underwent the final assessment,and submitted valid questionnaires.The survey results indicated that the majority of students(200,87.71％)were satisfied or very satisfied with the assessment method,while 28 students(12.29％)were generally satisfied.A total of 210 students(92.11％)found the assessment method to be very innovative or relatively innovative;216 students(94.74％)were sat-isfied with the assessment content;and 222 students(97.37％)believed that the assessment method effec-tively motivated them to actively acquire course-relat-ed knowledge.Regarding overall academic pressure,213 students(93.42％)felt it was at a normal or lower level;219 students(96.05％)rated the overall course as 4 or above out of 5.Conclusion Graduate students at military academies generally have limited knowledge of abdominal battlefield trauma.By innovating the assessment method for this elective course,students'ability to ac-tively acquire knowledge,deliver presentations,and respond to questions in public can be enhanced without signifi-cantly increasing academic pressure,thus improving the overall effectiveness of the course.
Keywords：abdominal battlefield traumatreatmentcoursemilitary academiesgraduate studentsassessment
Publication Date：2024-08-28
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 965-968 )