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This study aimed to examine the variations in comprehensive exam results in the English department at Qassim University in Saudi Arabia across six semesters, focusing on average score, range, and standard deviation, as well as overall student achievements. Additionally, it sought to assess the performance levels of male and female students in comprehensive tests and determine how they differ over the past six semesters. The research design utilized both analytical and descriptive approaches, with quantitative analysis of the data using frequency statistics such as mean, standard deviation, and range. The data consisted of scores from six consecutive exit exams. The findings reveal that male students scored slightly higher on average than female students, with minimal difference (p = 0.07). Moreover, male scores exhibited more variability and spread, indicating varying performance levels. These results suggest the need for further investigation into the factors that contribute to gender-based differences in test performance. Furthermore, longitudinal studies tracking individual student performance over multiple semesters could offer a more indepth understanding of academic progress and the efficacy of comprehensive exam practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Many Saudi pre-medical students have difficulty understanding lectures in specialized courses such as biology, biochemistry, anatomy and physiology. To help students fill the gaps in their background knowledge, class lectures can be supplemented by online videos in medical courses. This paper aims to show the advantages of integrating online videos, give samples of websites where online medical videos can be downloaded, describe criteria for selecting videos, show how online videos can be integrated in medical courses, outline skills that can be developed through supplementary online videos, types of tasks that can be designed based on the online videos selected, and present a scheme for phases of teaching and learning with online videos. In the end, it will describe the process of evaluation and assessment of instruction with online videos. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]