Introduction.

Self-assessment has been defined as the process by which students decide whether or not they have achieved the defined standards. Self-assessment is a valuable tool to identify weaknesses and strengths in medical students.

Objective.

To compare the results of a self-assessment test based on criteria with the results of a standardized exam to assess disciplinary knowledge in physiology.

Subjects and methods.

In this work we developed and applied a self-assessment tool to second-year medical students in the physiology course of the Faculty of Medicine of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. We then collected feedback and divided it into ratings categorized as: 'high scores' and 'low scores.' Finally, we compared the results of the self-assessment with those of an objective test (standardized test) that assesses disciplinary knowledge of physiology.

Results.

Students who consider that they have made a constant effort and work during the course value themselves better than students who do not. On the other hand, we found significant differences between the objective test and the self-assessment.

Conclusions.

Criteria-based self-assessment can help assess qualities beyond disciplinary knowledge.

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