Chinese Journal of Medical Education ›› 2023, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (11): 861-865.DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn115259-20221122-01466

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Visual analysis of formative assessment and inspiration of medical education

Qian Neng, Zhou Hongkun, Yu Qingjiang   

  1. Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Jiaxing University, Jiaxing 314401, China
  • Received:2022-10-20 Online:2023-11-01 Published:2023-10-31
  • Contact: Yu Qingjiang, Email: 41995337@qq.com
  • Supported by:
    Education and Teaching Reform Research Progect of Clinical Teaching Base of Jiaxing University (851521084)

Abstract: Objective To analyze the literatures about formative assessment both in Chinese and English with visual analysis software, and lay a foundation for subsequent research of formative assessment in education related fields in China. Methods In July 2022, the literatures on formative evaluation from January 1991 to June 2022 in CNKI, VIP Periodical, Wanfang Data and Web of Science databases were searched respectively. Citespace software was used to summarize and analyze the literatures. All of the following were analyzed including number, author, country, institution, key words, citation relationship, etc. Results A total of 5 537 Chinese articles and 5 096 English articles were included for following-up analysis. The number of Chinese articles was basically stable while English articles was significantly increased in recent years. Two teams of Dianjun Qi from China Medical University, De′an Shi from Hubei University had great influence in China while Black, Sadler had the greatest influence internationally. The United States, the United Kingdom and Australia were the top three countries publishing most literatures. The Xinjiang Medical University and University of Minnesota published most literatures in Chinese and in English respectively. College English, teaching evaluation, teaching reform and formative assessment, student, education were the key words with the highest frequencies in Chinese and English literatures respectively. Recent Chinese literatures focused on flipped classroom, teaching reform, online learning while engagement, assessment literacy, student perception were the focuses of English literatures in recent years. Conclusions The focus and trend of formative assessment research in China and abroad have many differences and our research direction is not clear enough. We should carry out more systematic planning of formative evaluation research and promote the healthy development of education, especially in medical education.

Key words: Education,medical, Formative assessment, Visual analysis

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