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    • Bioethics Education
    • Graduate Assessment

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    • Assessing bioethics mastery requires evaluating content knowledge, skills, and sound assessment principles.
    • Graduate programs need effective methods to gauge student comprehension and application of bioethical concepts.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To describe the development and features of a comprehensive exam for a master's program in bioethics.
    • To provide insights and practical tips for creating and scoring similar bioethics assessments.

    Main Methods:

    • Designed a culminating comprehensive exam for a master's program in bioethics.
    • Focused on assessing students' integration of course, textual, and practical knowledge.
    • Evaluated critical analysis of bioethical issues and overall proficiency.

    Main Results:

    • The exam served as a capstone experience, demonstrating students' ability to synthesize diverse knowledge.
    • Provided a framework for assessing critical thinking and analytical skills in bioethics.
    • Offered practical advice on question development, scoring, and exam preparation.

    Conclusions:

    • A well-designed comprehensive exam effectively measures bioethics mastery in graduate students.
    • Sharing experiences in exam creation, scoring, and rubric development benefits bioethics educators.
    • This assessment model supports the development of proficient bioethicists capable of analyzing complex issues.