Foundations of Assessment Masterclass for Health Professional Educators
Venue : Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
Date : 18 & 19 June 2024
This course is designed for health professional educators who want a comprehensive introduction to evidence-based assessment principles, and also for experienced educators who would like an update on contemporary best practice in assessment.
Objectives: participants will
Gain insights into current pedagogy and best practice in assessment
Learn about blueprinting a test
Learn to write Single Best Answer items (SBAs)
Learn about pedagogy and best practice relating to OSCEs
Gain an overview of the literature around the development of WBA
Gain skills in understanding basic test metrics
Be introduced to concepts around setting pass/fail standards
Format
This Masterclass will be delivered over 2 days: four plenary sessions will address key areas of current interest, while the workshops will provide hands-on experience of methodologies and skills of contemporary foundations of assessment.
Programme
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Tuesday 18 June 2024
0815 Registration plus refreshments
0900 Plenary 1
Contemporary best practice in assessment for health professions
0945 Workshop session 1
Tests of knowledge: SBAs
1030 Coffee break
1100 Workshop session 2
Tests of clinical skills : OSCEs
1230 Lunch
1400 Workshop session 3
Test construction: designing blueprints to align with learning outcomes
1530 Tea break
1600 Plenary 2
Portfolios for developing professional competence
1645 End
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Wednesday 19 June 2024
0800 Registration plus refreshments
0900 Plenary 3
Feedback
0945 Workshop session 4
Standard setting
1030 Coffee break
1100 Workshop session 5
1230 Lunch
1400 Workshop session 6
Fundamentals of test quality, analysis and interpretation of test metrics
1530 Tea break
1600 Plenary 4
Framework for good assessment
1645 Wrap-up: Q&A discussion
1700 End
Contemporary best practice in assessment for health professions (Katharine Boursicot)
Portfolios for developing professional competence (Richard Fuller)
Feedback (Sandra Kemp)
Framework for good assessment (John Norcini)
Workshops
Tests of knowledge (SBAs and VSAs)
Tests of clinical skills (OSCEs)
Test construction: designing blueprints to align with learning outcomes
Workplace-based assessment (WBA)
Fundamentals of test quality, analysis and interpretation of test metrics
Standard setting
Plenaries
Fees
Registration: GBP 800 per participant
Speakers
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Professor Katharine Boursicot
Director
HPAC, Singapore -
Professor Rikki Goddard-Fuller
Director of Christie Education
Christie Hospitals NHS Trust / University of Manchester, UK -
Professor Sandra Kemp
Deputy Dean, Innovation and Scholarship, Medical Education
University of Wollongong, Australia -
John Norcini
SUNY Upstate Medical University, US