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INTRODUCTION:Within an Asian context, this study examines the effect of changing from traditional course grades to a distinction/pass/fail (D/P/F) grading system on medical student self-perceived stress levels and on student exam performance. METHODS:At the end of the 2010-2011 academic year, the Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) was administered to the cohort of students finishing their first year of medical studies. For the academic year 2011-2012, the grading system was changed to D/P/F for the first year of medical school. The PSS-10 was also administered to the subsequent cohort of first-year medical students at the same point in the academic year as previous. Qualitative comments were collected for both cohorts. RESULTS:Stress as measured by the PSS-10 was significantly lower in the cohort that went through the year with the D/P/F grading system in place. Thematic analysis of qualitative responses showed a shift in sources of student stress away from peer-competition. There were no significant differences in overall exam performance. DISCUSSION:Within an Asian context, switching to a D/P/F grading system can alleviate stress and peer competition without compromising knowledge. This may help foster a "learning orientation" rather than an "exam orientation," and contribute to inculcating lifelong learning skills.
journal_name
Med Teachjournal_title
Medical teacherauthors
Jacobs JL,Samarasekera DD,Shen L,Rajendran K,Hooi SCdoi
10.3109/0142159X.2013.852168subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2014-02-01 00:00:00pages
164-8issue
2eissn
0142-159Xissn
1466-187Xjournal_volume
36pub_type
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