Assessment in Health Professions Education / edited by Rachel Yudkowsky, Yoon Soo Park, and Steven M. Downing.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Yudkowsky, Rachel, editor.

Park, Yoon-Soo, editor.

Downing, Steven M., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Study and teaching.

Medicine.

Educational tests and measurements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 322 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2019.

Summary:

Assessment in Health Professions Education,second edition, provides a comprehensive guide for educators in the health professions-medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, and allied health fields. This second edition has been extensively revised and updated by leaders in the field. Part I of the book presents an introduction to assessment fundamentals and their theoretical underpinnings from the perspective of the health professions. Part II covers specific assessment methods, with a focus on validity, best practices, challenges, and practical guidelines for the effective implementation of successful assessment programs. Part III addresses special topics and recent innovative approaches, including narrative assessment, situational judgment tests, programmatic assessment, mastery learning settings, and the key features approach. This accessible text addresses the essential concepts for the health professions educator and provides the background needed to understand, interpret, develop, and effectively implement assessment methods.

Contents:

Part 1: Fundamentals of Assessment

1. Introduction to Assessment in the Health Professions

2. Validity and Its Threats

3. Reliability

4. Generalizability Theory

5. Statistics of Testing

6. Standard Setting

Part 2: Assessment Methods

7. Written Tests

8. Oral Examinations

9. Performance Tests

10. Workplace-Based Assessment

11. Narrative assessment

12. Assessment Portfolios Part 3: Special topics

13. Key Features Approach

14. Simulations in Assessment

15. Situational Judgment Tests

16. Programmatic Assessment

17. Assessment Affecting Learning

18. Assessment in Mastery Learning Settings

19. Item Response Theory

20. Engaging with your Statistician.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781000649970

1000649970

9781000650433

100065043X

9781351681384

1351681389

9781315166902

1315166909

9781351681377

1351681370

OCLC:

1099531933