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Lambert W T Schuwirth1, Cees P M van der Vleuten

  • 1Flinders Innovation in Clinical Education, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia ; Department of Educational Development and Research, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.

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Progress testing, a longitudinal assessment method, enhances medical education by improving learning behaviors and decision-making. This approach offers reliable predictions of future competence while requiring careful implementation to address practical challenges.

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Assessment Methods

Background:

  • Progress testing is increasingly adopted in medical education.
  • Its intuitive appeal lies in longitudinal assessment for predicting future competence.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the benefits and practicalities of progress testing in medical education.
  • To assess its impact on student learning, decision-making, and predictive validity.

Main Methods:

  • Progress testing involves subsequent, equivalent, yet different tests administered longitudinally.
  • Results are combined to track the growth of functional medical knowledge.
  • The approach is independent of local curricula, allowing multi-center collaboration.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrates a positive effect on student learning by discouraging 'binge learning'.
  • Leads to more reliable decisions and good predictive validity for future competence.
  • Enables cost reduction, increased efficiency, and benchmarking through collaborative frameworks.

Conclusions:

  • Progress testing offers reliable and valid decision-making for student progression.
  • It positively influences learning behaviors and predicts future medical competence.
  • Successful implementation requires careful attention to practicalities like faculty training and test equating.