CHECKLIST-BASED ASSESSMENT OF PRACTICAL SKILLS IN THE HEALTH CULTIVATION EXERCISE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY AMONG TRADITIONAL MEDICINE STUDENTS
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Background: Practical skills in Health Cultivation Exercises are essential in traditional medicine training, yet assessment has largely relied on individual instructors’ experience, with limited standardized tools. Objectives: 1. To apply two checklists for assessing instructional and performance skills in Nguyen Van Huong’s Health Cultivation Exercises among second-year traditional medicine students; 2. To explore students’ feedback regarding these checklists; and 3. To propose directions for improving the assessment tool. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 176 second-year traditional medicine students after completing the Practical Health Cultivation Exercise course in the 2024–2025 academic year. Two checklists were used for midterm and final assessments (maximum score: 10). Student feedback was collected via an online survey using a 5-point Likert scale. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and independent-samples t-tests. Results: Mean scores were 8.5 ± 1.1 at midterm and 8.8 ± 0.9 at final assessment; female students scored higher than males (p < 0.05). Among all students, 138 (78.4%) completed the feedback survey, with most agreeing that the checklists were clear and supportive of skill improvement. Conclusions: Checklist-based assessment demonstrated feasibility and high student acceptance. Further studies are needed to standardize and validate the tool.
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Health Cultivation Exercises, checklist, skills assessment, traditional medicine students
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