Three key issues for determining competence in a system of assessment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21448739 |
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| Authors | Jorie M Colbert-Getz (0000-0001-7419-7588, Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, corresponding author), Judy A Shea (0000-0002-7334-4192, University of Pennsylvania) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 853-855 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Medical Teacher (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-159X • E-ISSN: 1466-187X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0142159x.2020.1804540 |
| PMID | 32783676 |
| OpenAlex | W3048739065 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
There is widespread agreement that medical education should include multi-source, multi-method, and multi-purpose forms of assessment and thus should move towards cohesive systems of assessment. One possibility that fits comfortably with a system of assessment framework is to organize assessments around a competency based medical education model. However conceptually appealing a competency based medical education model is, discussions are sparse regarding the details of determining competence (or the pass/fail point) within each competency. In an effort to make discussions more concrete, we put forth three key issues relevant to implementation of competency-based assessment: (1) each competency is measured with multiple assessments, (2) not all assessments produce a score for a competency as a good portion of assessment in medical school is narrative, and (3) competence decisions re-occur as assessments cumulate. We agree there are a host of other issues to consider, but think the practical action-oriented issues we set forth will be helpful in putting form into what is now largely abstract discussions
Competence (human resources) · Competency assessment · Engineering ethics · Medical assessment · Medical education · Narrative · Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills · Computer Science · Engineering · Innovations in Medical Education · Medicine · Psychology · Radiology practices and education · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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