HPE5003 Assessment in health professions education
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
HPE5003 Assessment in health professions education is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Notting Hill. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Notting Hill
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2023 entry.
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Overview
This unit is designed to provide participants with an understanding of contemporary approaches to assessment in the health professions, with a particular emphasis on competency-based assessment. This unit aims to develop participants' understanding of assessment theory and practice applied to health professions education across undergraduate and postgraduate training. Taking a systems approach, participants will analyse their role in the assessment of their learners and the importance of their role to the learners themselves, their institution, accreditation bodies and the community.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester (extended) | Notting Hill | Block on |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe the role of assessment in influencing student learning behaviour and the learning process;
- 2
Identify and apply the principles of educational assessment in professional healthcare teaching;
- 3
Critique the range of assessment tools that can be used in the effective delivery of health professional education and select appropriately to assess a range of skills, knowledge and attitudinal characteristics in different contexts;
- 4
Describe and distinguish between the uses of formative and summative assessment procedures and the importance of feedback to both aspects.
Workload and teaching
Three days teacher directed learning (study days). Up to 10 hours/week self-directed learning.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Catherine Green
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Catherine Green
- Associate Professor Simone Gibson
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for HPE5003?
HPE5003 has no prerequisites.
When is HPE5003 offered?
In 2020, HPE5003 runs in Semester 2 at Notting Hill.