| Author: | Steven M. Downing, Rachel Yudkowsky | ISBN: | 9781135595296 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | May 7, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Steven M. Downing, Rachel Yudkowsky |
| ISBN: | 9781135595296 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | May 7, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Assessment in Health Professions Education provides comprehensive guidance for persons engaged in the teaching and testing of the health professions – medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy and allied fields. Part I of the book provides a user-friendly introduction to assessment fundamentals and their theoretical underpinnings; Part II describes specific assessment methods used in the health professions, with a focus on best practices, assessment challenges, and practical guidelines for the effective implementation of successful assessment programs.
Key features:
- Comprehensive – the first text to provide broad, single-source coverage of all aspects of assessment in the health professions.
- Accessible – while scholarly and evidence-based, the book is geared towards health professions educators who are not measurement specialists.
- Thematic – assessment validity is an organizing theme and provides a conceptual framework throughout the book.
Assessment in Health Professions Education provides comprehensive guidance for persons engaged in the teaching and testing of the health professions – medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy and allied fields. Part I of the book provides a user-friendly introduction to assessment fundamentals and their theoretical underpinnings; Part II describes specific assessment methods used in the health professions, with a focus on best practices, assessment challenges, and practical guidelines for the effective implementation of successful assessment programs.
Key features:
- Comprehensive – the first text to provide broad, single-source coverage of all aspects of assessment in the health professions.
- Accessible – while scholarly and evidence-based, the book is geared towards health professions educators who are not measurement specialists.
- Thematic – assessment validity is an organizing theme and provides a conceptual framework throughout the book.
