Incorporating aspects of programmatic assessment into examinations: Aggregating rich information to inform decision-making.

CONTEXT: A programmatic approach to assessment entails gathering and aggregating 'rich information' on candidates to inform progress decisions. However, there is little guidance on how such an approach might be implemented in practice. OBJECTIVE: We describe an approach to aggregating rich information across assessment formats to inform committee decision-making in a specialist medical college. METHODS: Each item (n = 272) for every examination was blueprinted to 15 curriculum modules and 7 proficiencies. We developed a six-point holistic rating scale with detailed rubrics outlining expected performance standards for every item. Examiners used this rating scale in making judgements for each item, generating rich performance data for each candidate. RESULTS: A colour-coded 'mosaic' of patterns of performance across modules and proficiencies was generated along with frequency distributions of ratings. These data allowed examiners to easily visualise candidate performance and to use these data to inform deliberations on borderline candidates. Committee decision-making was facilitated by maintaining the richness of assessment information throughout the process. Moreover, the data facilitated detailed and useful feedback to candidates. CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrates that incorporating aspects of programmatic thinking into high-stakes examinations by using a novel approach to aggregating information is a useful first step in reforming an assessment program.

An evaluation of the effect of examination reform on the teaching of Psychiatry / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Objective To determine the impact of new methods in teaching and examination on students' learning of psychiatry by increasing the proportion of objective questions in the final exam papers through examination reform, so as to help students adapt to the Practitioner Examination. Methods A total of 483 students from grade 2011&2012 were selected as research subjects. Through the comparative study of the test scores under different teaching methods before and after the examination reform, the SPSS 22.0 statistical software was used to analyze the structure, reliability, difficulty and level of differentiation of the examine papers via t tests. Results Examination papers after the reform showed an increase in difficulty in all question types; some question types also had higher levels of differentiation. Students receiving PBL-based education had higher scores compared to those under traditional teaching methods. The difference was statistically significant. Conclusion PBL teaching mode is more conducive to the mastering of knowledge points and helps students improve grades in objective questions. Medical schools should increase the use of PBL teaching reform in psychiatry courses and conduct examination reform, so as to improve the teaching effect and the passing rate of Practitioners Examination.

Take international certification as an opportunity in medical education and explore establishment the whole system of quality assessment of biochemistry learning / 基础医学与临床

With the increasing international exchange of medical education , frequent exchanges increasingly of medical personnel through the cross-border and trans-regional .It caused widespread concern about the quality of medical education in different countries .This review focus on quality performance on the certification requirements of the standard of medical education .We take it as an opportunity to assess international medical education accredi-tation, and promote the reformation of teaching and examination .We tried to explore and establish the full quality assessment system for biochemistry .

The examination reform of Exploration of the combination of formative evaluation and sum-mative assessment in introduction to clinical medicine / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Examination reform was explored in Introduction to clinical medicine, and a new evaluation system was constructed which included the combination of formative assessment and sum-mative assessment as well as content system, operation system and monitoring system. The feedback mechanism of formative assessment was put into a full use to improve the teaching effect in this new evaluation system. At the same time, the method of summative assessment was substituted from the traditional closed-book exam to literature translation and presentation carried out by groups. The com-bination of summative assessment and formative assessment could evaluate the teaching efficiency of introduction to clinical medicine more comprehensively and objectively. In addition, it played an ac-tive role in improving students' comprehensive ability and their learning enthusiasm.

Exploration of formative evaluation as the center examination in principles of medical equipment / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Principles of medical equipment course were explored of formative evaluation as the center examination,constructed an examination reform scheme as” One center (formative evaluation as the center),three systems (content system,operation system,monitoring system).” Made students to learn from the center of focus scores change to autonomous learning and culture analysis,solves the question ability and practical ability.At the same time,strengthen the teaching process of teaching and learning to communicate and exchange,Get the students learning feedback information to improve teaching and learning in time,Strengthen the students′ ability of autonomous learning and lifelong learning ability.

Examination Reform of Clinical Occupational Therapy Course in Higher Vocational Education / 中国康复理论与实践

@#The examination is the very important component of course of higher vocational and technical education, which relates to the teaching quality. In order to improve the effect of learning and reinforce the students to master practical skills, according to the problems existing in the examination, combined with the 5 years teaching experiences of our college, this paper gives some advices about the examination in the course of Clinical Occupational Therapy.

Researches in examination reform of physiology / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Toresolve the problems in current physiologyexam,this paper proposed the measures in examination reform of physiology,which would provide reference for better training innovative medical personnel with a good overall quality to meet the needs of society.