HS6405 - Assessment and Evaluation in Health Professional Education
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Medicine & Dentistry |
Available to Diploma of Health Profession Education and Master of Health Professional Education only or by permission of the Head of School.
The subject provides indepth examination of approaches to assessment and evaluation in health professional education. Students will explore and apply different types of educational assessment and evaluation tools.
Learning Outcomes
- Explain and apply different types of educational assessment including authentic assessment;
- Discuss the nature, purpose and principles of assessment for learning and standard setting;
- Compare and contrast a variety of approaches to student, self and peer assessment;
- Describe, critique and apply different theories, models and methods of evaluation for subjects and courses in the health context.
| Prerequisites: | HS5405 AND HS5406 AND HS5409 AND HS5410 |
Availabilities | |
| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 22-Mar-2018 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Assoc. Professor Louise Young, Assoc. Professor Bunmi Malau-Aduli. |
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | critique a specified assessment-related journal article in your area of health professions education and present a 10-minute discussion-based critique of that article to the class (25%); peer assessed presentation and self assessment 50% due week 10; (50%); theoretical discussion and application of an evaluation approach 25% due week 13 (25%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Contribution to the Discussion Board is a hurdle requirement. |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.