HPE5003 Assessment in health professions education

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Describe the role of assessment in influencing student learning behaviour and the learning process;

2. 2

   Identify and apply the principles of educational assessment in professional healthcare teaching;

3. 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. 4

   Describe and distinguish between the uses of formative and summative assessment procedures and the importance of feedback to both aspects.