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Workplace Based Assessment & Portfolios (1 February - 12 March 2027)

SGD 1,380.00

Our Workplace Based Assessment & Portfolios course is designed for health professions educators who are involved in designing, implementing, and managing workplace assessment both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

It is suitable for educators new to WBA, as well for experienced educators who would like to be updated on the latest theory and best practice in this area.

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Aim: To provide a comprehensive overview of the evidence for, and best practice in, Workplace Based Assessment.

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Objectives: participants will

  1. Gain oversight of the evidence from the literature on the development of workplace based assessment in health sciences education

  2. Develop deeper understanding of the purposes of WBA

  3. Become familiar with a range of WBA tools

  4. Become acquainted with the literature on effective feedback

  5. Acquire skills in observation, scoring and feedback in the workplace setting

  6. Develop insights into managing systems of WBA, portfolios and the use of technology

Our Workplace Based Assessment & Portfolios course is designed for health professions educators who are involved in designing, implementing, and managing workplace assessment both at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

It is suitable for educators new to WBA, as well for experienced educators who would like to be updated on the latest theory and best practice in this area.

‍

Aim: To provide a comprehensive overview of the evidence for, and best practice in, Workplace Based Assessment.

‍

Objectives: participants will

  1. Gain oversight of the evidence from the literature on the development of workplace based assessment in health sciences education

  2. Develop deeper understanding of the purposes of WBA

  3. Become familiar with a range of WBA tools

  4. Become acquainted with the literature on effective feedback

  5. Acquire skills in observation, scoring and feedback in the workplace setting

  6. Develop insights into managing systems of WBA, portfolios and the use of technology

The activities in each week/module will vary according to the content.

In some modules, there will be

  1. Pre-recorded voice over presentation(s).

  2. Discussion Board: participants to post questions, outcomes of tasks, comment on other posts. Tutors will engage in discussions asynchronously.

  3. Live chat sessions, so participants can ask questions of the tutors in real time.

  4. Tasks relating to the application of the module content, which can be attempted in groups, or individually. Tutors will feedback via the Discussion Board.

  5. A repository of key literature relating to the topic(s) of the module.

In other modules, there will be

  1. Individual tasks to complete

  2. Live streaming webinars and group activities.

  3. Discussion Board: participants to post questions, outcomes of tasks, comment on other posts. Tutors will engage in discussions asynchronously.

Certificates of completion, based on the following criteria

1) Engagement with the course and other participants by posting on the Discussion Board and commenting on other participants’ posts. The tutors monitor and comment at least once a day.

2) Active participation in the webinars, in discussions and where there are some activities

    • Historical development & purposes of WBA

    • The place of WBA in testing clinical competence

    • Review of original tools

    • The move from numerical to narrative scoring

    • Role of observers in WBA: rater cognition

    • Observation, scoring & feedback

    • Modern feedback principles

    • Observer/rater training

    • Best practice in the use of portfolios

    • Understanding analytics

    • Programmatic Assessment

    • Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs)

    • Competence Committees

    • Designing your programme of WBA

    • Programmatic Assessment vs Formative use of WBA: the ongoing controversies

    • What is the evidence?

    • Review of participants’ programmes of WBA design

What our past participants said

  • "Thank you very much for a brilliant course. A very good balance between learning material and activities."

  • "I enjoyed in particular the way you made me make valuable feedback to peers. Also having access to three international experts in live chats was a luxury."

  • "Lots of pearls and new insights gained even though I consider myself an experienced assessor. Especially the WBA module and the focus on narrative feedback will be very useful for me directly."

  • "I would like to thank all course educators and administrators, as I really enjoyed this course. It gave me a good input and stepping stone into medical assessments."

  • "I think this format is really good because it gives the time to look at the material, work on the assignments and get more exposure to the concepts."

  • "The discussion board was good. Live discussions excellent and making them available on demand is a great idea for those days that I couldn’t attend."