[Introduction of objective quality control over student knowledge in an exam on pathological anatomy]

The paper presents the results of the analysis of using programmed control at examinations in pathological anatomy for 3 years. The examinations are in both written and oral form, the programmed control is represented by tests of the second level of learning with the total number of 80 significant operations of action. The results indicate that the programmed control is a reliable tool for unification of teaching of the subject, allows a more detailed check of the knowledge at a greater number of elements of learning, that is, makes the quantitative assessment of the knowledge more objective and increases its reliability. At the same time, students get accustomed to tests of the programmed control and therefore the authors suggest that examination tests be regularly renewed and changed.