Medicina, Vol. 52 No. 1, 2016.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
The enrolment to higher education institutions at the University of Rijeka before and after the introduction of the State Graduation Exam
Gordana Žauhar
orcid.org/0000-0002-5931-2872
; Katedra za medicinsku fiziku i biofiziku, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, Rijeka
Branka Dresto-Alač
; Katedra za temeljne medicinske znanosti, Fakultet zdravstvenih studija, Sveučilište u Rijeci, Rijeka
Andrica Lekić
orcid.org/0000-0002-6175-635X
; Katedra za temeljne medicinske znanosti, Fakultet zdravstvenih studija, Sveučilište u Rijeci, Rijeka
Jagoda Ravlić-Gulan
; Katedra za fiziologiju, imunologiju i patofiziologiju, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci, Rijeka
Sažetak
Aim: The aim of this study was to estimate the effect of the introduction of the State Graduation Exam and selected entrance criteria on the structure of enrolled students and their achievements in the acquisition of knowledge in physics. Subjects and methods: The investigation was conducted at the University of Rijeka and included students of the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Health Studies. The total of 779 medical students, 237 students of physiotherapy and 100 students of radiological technology in the period from the academic year 2008/2009 to 2014/2015 participated in the study. Non-parametric tests Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA and the chi-square (c2) test were used for comparison. Results: Upon the introduction of the State Graduation Exam, the ratio of students from the Primorsko-goranska County and other counties has changed. The prevalence of students from Primorsko-goranska County enrolled in the study of medicine has been decreasing steadily, and it accounted for 19.4 % in the academic year 2012/2013. In the study of physiotherapy this percentage became equal, whereas the number of students enrolled in the study of radiological technology coming from other counties has always prevailed. Upon the introduction of the State Graduation Exam, in the study of medicine, the proportion of students who have completed secondary medical school was reduced to approximately 5 %. In the study of physiotherapy the number of students coming from the secondary medical school increased, and it amounted to 75 % and 78 % in the last two academic years respectively. The percentage of students enrolled in the study of radiological technology who have completed secondary medical schools before the State Graduation Exam was 100 % and 93 %, in the academic years (2008/2009, 2009/2010), but after the introduction of the State Graduation Exam the proportions varied depending on the changes in the entrance criteria in the range of 0 % in the academic year 2014/2015 to 66 % in the academic year 2012/2013. Conclusion: Our results showed that the selection and the achievements of students in exams depended significantly on the selection of entrance criteria. However, this study was conducted only in the physics courses and a further analysis involving other courses is needed to reach the final conclusion.
Ključne riječi
educational achievement; physics; school admission criteria
Hrčak ID:
153003
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.3.2016.
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