Acupuncture Training Program Practical Examination Scores

Encompassing practical examination scores from an acupuncture training program evaluation involving 88 undergraduate Korean Medicine students in 2022/2023. It was collected as part of a mixed-methods study assessing a training program developed using a rapid prototyping instructional systems design model.

Use Cases

• Analyze practical examination score distributions to evaluate training program effectiveness.
• Correlate practical examination scores with student satisfaction survey responses from the study.
• Use practical examination score data to assess competency improvements in point location and clean needle technique.

Strengths

• Data originates from a structured educational study with a defined cohort of 88 students.
• Evaluation employed a mixed-methods design integrating quantitative scores with qualitative interview data.
• Dataset is openly available under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Limitations

• Dataset size is very small at 46.2 KB, indicating limited scope and sample size.
• Data is specific to a single student cohort from one institution, limiting generalizability.
• The exact number of rows and columns is unknown, hindering precise assessment of data volume and structure.

Provenance

Source

Figshare, authored by Eunbyul Cho.

Collection Method

Collected via pre- and post-program assessments, including a practical examination, as part of an educational research study.

Time Range

Data collected during the 2022/2023 academic year.

Freshness

Last updated March 20, 2026.

Geography

Study conducted with undergraduate Korean Medicine students; specific institution not stated.