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PAR-40035 - Module Specification
School of Medicine
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 25 July 2024

PAR-40035 - Assessment in Clinical Education
Coordinator: Natalie Cope Tel: +44 1782 7 34647
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733928

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
The module aims to provide students with a theoretical understanding of good practice in assessment and allows students to critically appraise and develop assessment practices within a clinical education programme.

Intended Learning Outcomes

define assessment and describe the role of assessments in driving and evaluating learning in clinical education: 1
apply methodologies to facilitate the alignment of assessment items with curricular objectives: 1
evaluate approaches employed in developing a suite of assessments across a programme of study: 1
compare approaches to feedback and identify the role of feedback in meeting the objectives of an assessment: 1
understand current practices for the assessment of skills and attributes relevant to clinical education: 1

Study hours

Pre-course reading: 10 hours (asynchronous)
Lectures and seminar/group work: 14 hours (synchronous)
Assignment (A reflective analysis of assessment relevant to an individuals practice): 80 hours (asynchronous)
Independent consolidation and research: 46 hours (asynchronous)

School Rules

Applicants should be graduate, or equivalent, health professionals preparing for or currently engaged in teaching.

Description of Module Assessment

1: Assignment weighted 100%
A reflective analysis of assessment relevant to an individuals practice.
Identify and briefly describe an assessment or assessment practice relevant to your area of interest. Using an appropriate model, critically appraise the described assessment tool, drawing upon principles of good assessment practice. The word count is 3000 words.

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 25 July 2024