How to Assess Students and Trainees in Medicine and Health

Do you want to improve standards of practice?
Do you know how to construct examinations so that they are fit for purpose?
Can you give constructive feedback to aid development?

How to Assess Students and Trainees in Medicine and Health will help you develop these vital skills and much more.
This brand new title is an ideal resource for those keen to promote best practice in assessment, evaluation and feedback. From the theoretical basics of medical education to the various types of assessment used today, the book considers the practical issues surrounding assessment, with ‘trouble shooting’ help for those designing and writing assessments.

With hints and tips drawn from experienced medical educators, How to Assess Students and Trainees in Medicine and Health is fully supported by a companion website at www.wiley.com/go/assesshealth containing worked examples and sample exemplar assessments that can be modified for personal use, making this the ultimate guide to mastering assessment, evaluation and development of students and trainees.

Olwyn M.R. Westwood is Professor of Medical Education, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London

Ann Griffin is Clinical Senior Lecturer in Medical Education and Deputy Director, UCL Medical School

Frank C. Hay is Emeritus Professor of Immunology, St George’s University of London

Preface

Contributors

1 Principles of Assessment
Olwyn Westwood and Ann Griffin

2 Assessment of Knowledge
Steve Capey

3 Development of Skills Competence Assessment
Alison Sturrock

4 Assessment of Performance
Gavin Johnson and Allison Wiseman

5 Assessment of professionalism
Deborah Gill

6 Setting the Standard in Assessments
Steve Capey and Frank Hay

7 Feedback and Assessment
Ann Griffin, Sophie Park, and Catherine O’Keeffe

8 Psychometrics in medical education assessments
Katherine Woolf

9 Examiners and examination boards
Olwyn Westwood

10 Future developments in assessment and feedback
Jane Dacre

Index

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