UTC +1
90 Minute
EOK: György Hevesy Lecture Ha
Designing assessments in a modern dental program requires careful planning to ensure graduates are safe to enter the workforce, first-day ready for independent practice. Determining the appropriate assessment type, one that is both credible and trustworthy, to ensure a meaningful measurement of student ability is challenging.
Through a series of presentations and activities this workshop will:
Educate participants about the evidence-based approaches to identifying and using appropriate dental assessments
Describe the benefits, and challenges, of the various assessment types in dental education settings
Support participants to develop, or evaluate, a framework for a whole of program assessment blueprint
Draw on real-life experiences to help participants how to influence assessment reform using change management principles.
5 minutes – Presentation - Introduction of the session
10 minutes – Group discussion – Initial prompt - Describe your assessment issues and what you hope to get from the session.
20 minutes – Presentation - Descriptions of evidence-based dental assessments, pros and cons. What to choose and when.
15 minutes – Group discussion – Initial prompt – Are you using the right assessment combination in the right place, at the right time, or did this presentation provoke ideas for change?
20 minutes – Presentation – Where to start when creating an assessment blueprint, how to implement a new blueprint into an existing program.
10 minutes – Group discussion – In pairs or groups of three – describe to each other your assessment blueprint, what support do you need to create one. Consider using the provided template to support your blueprint design.
10 minutes – Presentation – The presenters will describe their current process of assessment reform at their institutions and offer solutions to support others embarking on a similar process.
Use an evidence-based approach to select the most appropriate assessment type to measure different clinical competencies.
Design (or evaluate an existing) assessment blueprint for validity, reliability and to ensure all competencies are assessed.
Develop a change management process for implementing or adapting assessments at your institution.
