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Profile-based assessment of student project reports
1Department of General Practice, University of Sheffield, UK.
Medical Teacher
|January 1, 1992
Summary
Medical students complete a final-year research project. Their reports are assessed using a criterion-based profile, evaluating the method's validity and reliability for summative assessment.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Assessment in Medical Training
Background:
- Final-year medical students at Sheffield University must complete a research or audit project.
- This requirement forms a crucial part of their summative assessment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the grid-style criterion-based profile used for assessing medical students' final-year projects.
- To discuss the validity and reliability of this assessment method.
Main Methods:
- Description of the criterion-based assessment tool.
- Analysis of the validity and reliability of the assessment process.
Main Results:
- The study details the specific criteria and structure of the assessment profile.
- Discussion points regarding the strengths and limitations of the method in terms of validity and reliability are presented.
Conclusions:
- The criterion-based profile is the established method for evaluating final-year medical student projects.
- Further discussion is needed on the psychometric properties of this summative assessment approach.