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  • Educational Assessment
  • Pharmacy Education

Background:

  • Formative assessment is crucial for student improvement and development.
  • Assessment for learning (AFL) leverages formative assessment to enhance student learning and can inform summative programmatic assessment.
  • Both formative and summative uses can be derived from individual learning assessments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the role and implications of assessment for learning (AFL) in educational and programmatic assessment.
  • To demonstrate how AFL can be integrated into multi-method assessment programs.
  • To highlight AFL's utility in documenting student competency development.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a developmental portfolio with iterative reflective writings as a formative assessment tool.
  • Applied AFL principles within a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program.
  • Integrated AFL with other summative assessments in a multi-method programmatic assessment framework.

Main Results:

  • PharmD students demonstrated qualitative development in the "professionalism" competency through reflective writing.
  • This development in professionalism was quantitatively confirmed.
  • AFL was shown to complement other summative assessments effectively.

Conclusions:

  • Assessment for learning (AFL) provides both formative and summative benefits, supporting student growth and competency documentation.
  • AFL can be integrated into comprehensive, multi-method assessment programs.
  • While not a universal solution, AFL is a valuable and robust tool for programmatic assessment in professional education.