80061212 - Foundations of Learner Assessment - April 14, 2023

Friday, April 14, 2023, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Online


This course focuses on the basics of learner assessment. Participants will learn about commonly used assessment frameworks and methods and discuss controversies and challenges in learner assessment.

1. Describe the purpose of assessment in competency based medical education.
2. Compare and contrast formative and summative assessment and describe when to use each.
3. Apply assessment frameworks and methods to a specific teaching setting using principles of constructive alignment.
4. Appraise assessment tools based on defined criteria of usefulness.
5. Describe equity and bias in assessment and provide examples of how these apply to specific teaching settings.
6. List measures of an appropriate and targeted assessment approach.

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No faculty are available for this activity at this time.