Assessment methods in medical education have evolved substantially over recent decades, incorporating a variety of tools designed to evaluate both basic recall and higher order cognitive skills.

Capstone courses integrate knowledge, concepts, and skills associated with an entire sequence of study in a program. This method of assessment is unique because the courses themselves become the ...

Peer review of academic programs is a widely accepted method for assessing curricular sequences as well as course development and delivery. Using external reviewers is a useful way of analyzing ...

Direct Assessment refers to any method of collecting data that requires students to demonstrate a knowledge, skill, or behavior, normally as part of the regular educational experience of students in ...

Before determining your assessment methods, you should identify the type and level of student learning you want to evaluate. Class size and discipline area, whether students will complete assessments ...

Indirect Measures of student learning ask students to reflect on or self-assess their learning rather than demonstrate it. This can include measures of students’ knowledge, skills, attitudes, and ...

Assessments in education measure student achievement. These may take the form traditional assessments such as exams, or quizzes, but may also be part of learning activities such as group projects or ...

Dr Naomi Winstone has received funding from the Society for Research into Higher Education. david.boud@deakin.edu.au has received funding from the Australian Research Council. University of Surrey ...

Exams and essay writing are being investigated for perpetuating “systemic inequlalities”, according to a new report from ...