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eMed Teamwork: a self-moderating system to gather peer feedback for developing and assessing teamwork skills
Chris Hughes1, Susan Toohey, Gary Velan
1School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
The eMed Teamwork system facilitates peer feedback for medical students, enhancing teamwork skills development and providing evidence for portfolios. This computer-based system supports both learning and assessment without extensive teacher oversight.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Health Professions Education
- Teamwork Skills Development
Background:
- Undergraduate medical students require teamwork skills development.
- Peer feedback is crucial for developing and documenting teamwork skills.
- Existing methods may not adequately capture peer feedback for assessment.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce and evaluate the eMed Teamwork system for collecting peer feedback.
- To assess the system's utility for both formative and summative purposes in medical education.
- To determine the system's effectiveness in fostering constructive peer feedback.
Main Methods:
- Development of a computer-based system (eMed Teamwork) for peer feedback.
- Implementation within a six-year undergraduate medicine program at UNSW.
- Utilizing peer feedback for formative development and summative portfolio assessment.
Main Results:
- The eMed Teamwork system successfully gathers peer feedback within project groups.
- Feedback serves dual purposes: formative learning and summative portfolio evidence.
- The system promotes thoughtful and constructive feedback with minimal teacher moderation.
Conclusions:
- The eMed Teamwork system is an effective tool for enhancing teamwork skills in medical students.
- Peer-generated feedback is valuable for both student development and assessment.
- Computer-based systems can facilitate robust feedback mechanisms in medical education.
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