Influence of scores of CET6 and biochemistry exams on scores of toxicology exam with all-English questions / 中华医学教育探索杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore whether and how the medical students' performance in English and biochemistry studies on their exam scores in toxicology basics (in short:toxicology) with allEnglish questions.Methods The correlations between scores of toxicology exam with all-English questions and scores in college English test band 6 (CET6) and biochemistry test of 187 students in the eight-year medical program were analyzed.Results Score of toxicology exam was positively correlated with scores of CET6 and biochemistry tests to some degree ( the correlation coefficients were 0.359 and 0.413 respectively,P ＜ 0.01 ) ; the students who passed CET6 had higher score in toxicology exam than those who did not pass CET6 (P ＜ 0.01,by t-test).Conclusion Passing CET6 and having a good command of related subjects may be essential for adapting to all-English exam questions.