Opportunities to demonstrate achievement of the learning outcomes are provided through the following assessment methods:
Different methods of assessment are used depending on the nature of the course. For theoretical courses, written exams are used to assess student knowledge. These exams can be in the form of essays, short answer questions, or multiple choice questions (MCQs). There are two exams for each course, one that is held halfway through the course called mid-term, and one final exam held at the end of the semester. For theoretical courses that extend throughout the year over the first and second semesters, there are three exams with the first exam held during the first semester, the second exam is held during the second semester and the final exam is held at the end of the second semester. Some theoretical courses give homework and quizzes, especially those taught in the first year
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Assessment in practical courses differs according to the nature of the course. For courses taught by the Faculty of Science, there are practical exams involving the performance of certain procedures or experiments as well as final written exams . For the basic medical sciences, practical exams may involve the performance of certain procedures or experiments or identification exams, and may include written exams. Some courses such as anatomy may also include objective structured exams. Department councils at the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Medicine, and the other faculties are responsible for the marking scheme and the selection of the assessment method for the courses taught by their staff. Assessment in practical pre-clinical dental courses is done throughout the courses and includes homework, quizzes, the performance of certain procedures, as well as final practical exams where students are asked to perform certain procedure related to the course
Assessment in clinical courses involves two major parts. The first part includes the accumulation of a certain number of points related to certain requirements such as different clinical procedures, presentations of clinical cases or selected topics, and research reviews and critical appraisals of selected topics. These requirements are also evaluated according to the quality of work provided. This part accounts for 60% of the final grade of the course. The second part includes a final practical exam involving the performance of a certain clinical task, or an objective structured clinical exam. In some clinical courses, such as” periodontology practical course 1” for the fourth year, the final exam includes clinical case scenarios where students have to answer clinically-related questions based on the case scenarios provided. This part accounts for 40% of the final grade in the fourth year, and for 20% for the 5th year.
In the 5th year, there is a Viva Voce exam that is held by the end of the second semester. This exam is held for each major specialty in dentistry; i.e. oral surgery, periodontology, oral medicine, restorative dentistry, removable prosthodontics, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, and endodontics. External examiners from Jordan and from foreign countries are invited to participate in this exam that accounts for 10-20% of the final grade of the corresponding practical clinical course.