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Trede, Franziska; Smith, Megan – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2014
In this paper, we examine workplace educators' interpretations of their assessment practices. We draw on a critical practice lens to conceptualise assessment practice as a social, relational and situated practice that becomes critical through critique and emancipation. We conducted semi-structured interviews followed by roundtable discussions with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), College Faculty, Allied Health Occupations Education
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Wong, Wai Yee; Moni, Karen – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2014
Student evaluation of teaching (SET) only becomes an effective tool for improving teaching and learning when the relevant stakeholders seriously consider and plan appropriate actions according to student feedback. It is common practice in medical education to provide clinical teachers with student feedback. However, there is limited evidence about…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation of Teacher Performance, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Response, Action Research
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Nestel, Debra; Kneebone, Roger; Nolan, Carmel; Akhtar, Kash; Darzi, Ara – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2011
Assessment of clinical skills is a critical element of undergraduate medical education. We compare a traditional approach to procedural skills assessment--the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) with the Integrated Performance Procedural Instrument (IPPI). In both approaches, students work through "stations" or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Medical Education, Medical Students, Formative Evaluation
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Tractenberg, Rochelle E.; Umans, Jason G.; McCarter, Robert J. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2010
This article describes a "Mastery Rubric" (MR) used to design both the curriculum and the assessments in a new two-year certificate programme intended to train physicians in clinical research skills. The MR for clinical research skills is built around a set of core research skills: critical review of literature; articulation of research objective;…
Descriptors: Research Design, Curriculum Design, Research Methodology, Course Objectives
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Stupans, Ieva; March, Geoff; Owen, Susanne M. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2013
Professional preparatory health programmes generally involve clinical placements with a focus on integration of theory into real life practice. Reflective writing is often included in the assessment requirements for clinical placement courses. However enabling students to engage in deeper levels of reflective writing in action, on action and for…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Student Placement, Improvement Programs, Educational Improvement
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Alexander, Helen A. – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1996
A study investigated the role of subjective assessment in the evaluation of physiotherapy students in clinical programs. Clinical teachers, visiting lecturers, and students recorded perceptions of daily events and interactions in journals. Analysis suggests that assessors make subjective judgments about students that influence grades, and…
Descriptors: Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Grading
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Woodburn, Jim; Sutcliffe, Nick – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1996
The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE), initially developed for undergraduate medical education, has been adapted for assessment of clinical skills in podiatry students. A 12-month pilot study found the test had relatively low levels of reliability, high construct and criterion validity, and good stability of performance over time.…
Descriptors: Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Higher Education, Medical Education, Podiatry