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College of
Medicine and Dentistry
MBBS Year 1
Exam Information for SP1 2019
Kate Domett
Peter Johnson
Kellie Johns

College of
MD1010 End of Semester Exams
Confirmed Exam Dates:
Please go to Students Online to see room allocations
YOU WILL NOT ALL BE IN THE SAME LOCATION
Paper 4 Monday June 10 1:15pm 3h + 10mins
Paper 2 Wednesday June 12 8:15am 2h + 10mins
Paper 1 Thursday June 13 1:15pm 3h + 10mins

College of
MD1010 End of Semester SUPP/DEF
Exams Timetable
Dates of: 27-28th July 2019 (weekend prior to SP2 teaching).
Subject Mode Paper Date Time
Exam
Duration
Perusal
MD1010 Internal Paper 4 27-Jul 12.30pm 180 10 min
MD1010 Internal Paper 2 28-Jul 8.15am 120 10 min
MD1010 Internal Paper 1 28-Jul 12.30pm 180 10 min

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Paper 1. MCQ & EMQ 15% of year 3h + 10 mins
MCQ options A-E; similar style to Quiz 1 and Quiz 2
24 Q per module (No CS) = 96 MCQs in total
EMQ 2 sets per module (No CS)
12 Q per module = 48 EMQs in total
T
otal = 144 marks in 180 minutes (75 secs per
question/mark)

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CTL:
For each of the following statements, select from the list (A-R) the tissue that best represents the statement.
There is only ONE correct answer for each statement. Each option may be used one, more than once, or not
used at all
1. This tissue is characterized by central nuclei and intercalated discs. (E: Cardiac muscle)
2. Which tissue are tendons and ligaments composed of? (H: dense regular CT)
3. This tissue contains chondrocytes. (I: hyaline cartilage)

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Paper 2 (Key Feature
Paper/KFP) 8% of year 2h + 10 mins
Integrated case study type questions
4 cases – content integrated from across modules
10 marks per module + 8 marks for Clinical Skills = 48 marks total
Questions will be weighted differently and the weightings provided
48 marks in 120 minutes (2.5 mins per mark)

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Paper 4 (Short Answer) 15% of year 3h + 10 mins
4 separate exam sections/booklets – 1 per module (No CS)
~approx. 22.5 marks per module = ~90 marks
~90 marks in 180 minutes (2 mins per mark)

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Papers 2 and 4
• Questions differ in mark allocations (provided)
• Basic recall questions not weighted as heavily as
application or “explain” questions
• Generally require 1 piece of information for every 0.5 marks
e.g. 3 mark question will require 6 points of information

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Sample KFP and Short Answer questions
• Home Group is running example exam format and
question sessions, which will include example answers and
details of mark allocations.
• This will help to familiarize you with the types of
questions you will encounters.
• Note: Paper 4 questions are module identified
(CTL/EH2/MTC/ENDO) but Paper 2 questions are not.
Make sure you read the question thoroughly and answer
what is being asked.

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Exam Content
• All content covered in lectures, GLS, SS,
readings, Clinical Skills sessions and IS is
potentially assessable.
• Exams only assess a small sample of content
• Not everything can or will be assessed
• In Year 1, we generally try to assess a breadth of
content, with depth in some areas

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Exam answer writing
• Please THINK before you WRITE
• Please write on the lines provided
• Note that the spaces provided for written answers should be
sufficient for enough depth to completely answer the question
• If you make an error, clearly cross out and rewrite
• If we CAN’T READ it, we CAN’T MARK it
• If you make a mistake on the MCQ/EMQ marking sheet, rub it
out or put a cross through it (pencil is therefore best)
• If we can’t determine which is the answer you have selected, you
will not receive a mark

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Results from exams
• Feedback students receive – see document
reader
• Determination of satisfactory and
unsatisfactory results
• Unsatisfactory results - implications
• Preparing for exams

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MBBS Assessment decisions
• Exam pass marks are STANDARD SET – this means that 50%
is not the accepted pass marks for exams in the MBBS
program.
• Aim of Standard Setting is to improve reliability and validity of
results.
• Various methods of standard setting used – depends on the
particular exam.
• Med 1-3 written papers standard set by the Hofstee Method
• Med 1-3 MSAT exams standard set by Borderline Regression
Method
• Med 4-5 exams standard set by Ebel Method

£
-
1
SEM
To identify clear PASS,
BORDERLINE and FAIL
BORDERLINE 1
OVERALL
Cut score
BORDERLINE 1
>
+
1
SEM
£
+
1
SEM
>
-
1
SEM
N (fail)
³
+
2
SEM
P (pass)
BORDERLINE 2
Midyear exams only
Purpose ®
Scores considered ®
Pass

College of
MBBS Assessment Med 1 decisions in previous years
2018 Mid year exams the pass score was 54.8% Standard Error of Measurement 3.0%
Thus students needed to achieve >57.8% on exams for their results to be considered satisfactory
31 students were flagged as at risk midyear in 2018 from a cohort of 200 students
2017 Mid year exams the pass score was 50.5% with the Standard Error of Measurement of 3.0%
Thus students needed to achieve >53.5% on exams for their results to be considered satisfactory
25 students were flagged as at risk midyear in 2017 from a cohort of 187 students.
2016 Mid year exams the pass score was 54% with the Standard Error of Measurement 2.8%
Thus students needed to achieve >56.8% on exams for results to be considered satisfactory.
In actual fact, we know that some students whose results fall within +1SEM to +2SEM at the
midyear exams are also at risk of failing the year. We have the evidence from several years of
results.

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5
10
15
20
25
30
35
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45
30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100
Frequency
Bin
CUT SCORE
+1 SEM
+2 SEM

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MBBS Academic Progression Rules (Midyear)
• Students with a score below  + 1 SEM above the cut score will be offered
supplementary examinations for Study Period 1.
• In the MBBS, supplementary exams to collect more data about students
whose performance was not clearly satisfactory.
• Supp results do not stand alone – we average the results from the midyear
main exams and supp exams when we consider the overall results.
• Supp exams are NOT a second chance for students who haven’t studied
during semester but they can improve results up if students put in significant
work.

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Preparing for exams
• Revision NOW! SwotVac is too late to start.
• Test yourself – reading over material is no guarantee you
know it. Put your notes aside and see what you can
remember about diﬀerent material you have learned.
• Write your own questions – use the ones presented as guides,
go to the GLS questions, share questions around.
• Study groups can be useful but not if you become more
rattled by what others know.
• Stress is normal and can be useful if it gives you energy.
Relaxation exercises also useful – see UWS site – start using
now.
http://www.uws.edu.au/currentstudents/current_students/services_and_facilities/counselling_services/
stress_and_your_wellbeing/relaxation_recordings

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