COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TEG 6003 MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT ELECTIVE 2 2 0 10

Offered By

Medical Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR BERNA MUSAL

Offered to

Medical Education

Course Objective

Acquisition of knowledge and skills in general principles of measurement and assessment, concepts of validity and reliability, written assessment methods in medical education, skills assessment methods in medical education, usage of technology in assessment, principles of scale development and usage, and analysis of assessment results

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To adapt the principles of measurement and assessment into medical education
2   To carry out validity and reliability analyses
3   To prepare knowledge assessment methods and tools
4   To prepare performance assessment methods and tools
5   To design computer-based assessment examples
6   To design attitudinal assessment scale examples
7   To prepare an examination plan
8   To evaluate examination and question analyses

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Measurement and assessment principles in medical education Validity types in measurement and assessment Reliability analyses in measurement and assessment Knowledge assessment methods and tools in medical education Literature discussion session
2 Usage of multiple choice questions Usage of true/false, matching type questions Usage of essay type and other knowledge evaluation questions Clinical skills assessment methods and tools Literature discussion session
3 Designing of Objective Structured Clinical Examinations Designing of other performance assessment methods (mini-CEX, CORE, DOPS, OSPE etc.) Skills assessment guides in medical education Literature discussion session
4 Logbook-booklet and portfolio usage in medical education Preparation of attitudinal scale Computer-based assessment methods in medical education Stages of examination preparation Evaluation of examinations and question analyses Literature discussion session

Recomended or Required Reading

Epstein RM (2007). Assessment in Medical Education. New England Journal of Medicine, 356(4), 387-396.
Evaluation Methods: A Resource Handbook. Mc Master University Program for Educational Development, Program for Faculty Development (1995), Mc Master University Canada.
David B Swanson, Susan M Case ( 2001) Constructing written test questions for the basic and clinical sciences. Çeviri editörü: Eser Sözmen, Güven Kitabevi, Izmir.
Linn RL& Gronlund NE (1995) Measurement and Assessment in Teaching. 7th Edition, Prentice Hall, Columbus, Ohio.
Nendez, M.R. & Tekian, A. (1999). Assessment in problem-based learning medical schools: A literature review. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 11(4), 232 -243.
Norcini JJ, McKinley DW (2007) Assessment methods in medical education. Teaching and Teacher Education. 23, 239 250.
Smee, S. (2003). ABC of learning and teaching in medicine: Skill-based assessment. British Medical Journal. 326 (29 March), 703-706.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Group study
Preparing and implementing an examination example
Preparing a theoretical examination example

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 SEM SEMINAR
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.40 + SEM * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

min score: 75/100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sevgi.karademir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 14.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 22 3 66
Tutorials 8 3 24
Case study 4 3 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 4 10 40
Preparation for midterm exam 1 22 22
Preparation for final exam 1 40 40
Preparing assignments 2 20 40
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 250

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.65
LO.75
LO.85

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