Assessment in Health Professions Education - Module BM6012 Programme content

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this module students will be able to:

• Explain the role of assessment in influencing student learning behaviour and the learning process.
• Critique the range of assessment instruments that can be used in health professions education.
• Evaluate the instruments used to assess a range of skills, knowledge and attitudinal characteristics in your professional discipline.
• Discuss the uses of formative and summative assessment procedures and the role of feedback in this setting.
• Develop a valid and reliable assessment strategy for a module, unit, subject or programme within one's own institution.
• Develop a blueprint linking learning outcomes/competencies to assessment methods for your teaching practice.
• Apply an appropriate method of standard setting to an assessment within your own professional context.
• Demonstrate the ability to link feedback to assessment. 

Assessment

There is no final exam for this module. You will be assessed through continuous skill-based assignments, provided by your lecturer and tutor.