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'Curriculum mapping': objectives, instruction, and evaluation

C L Gjerde

    Journal of Medical Education
    |April 1, 1981
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    Curriculum mapping revealed a concerning disconnect between health professions education objectives, instruction, and evaluation over three years. By year three, congruence was lost, with tests often assessing lower cognitive levels than intended learning objectives.

    Area of Science:

    • Health Professions Education
    • Curriculum Evaluation
    • Educational Assessment

    Background:

    • Ensuring alignment between learning objectives, instructional methods, and assessment is crucial in health professions education.
    • Curriculum mapping is an evaluation approach used to analyze the congruence of educational components.
    • Previous studies highlight the importance of consistent alignment for effective learning outcomes.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the congruence between learning objectives, instruction, and evaluation in a health professions course over three academic years.
    • To identify shifts in content emphasis and yearly variations in assessment content.
    • To determine if cognitive levels assessed by evaluation methods matched stated learning objectives.

    Main Methods:

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  • Utilized a curriculum mapping approach to analyze course objectives, instructional content, and evaluation test items.
  • Conducted a longitudinal study over three years to track changes in curriculum components.
  • Compared the content and cognitive levels of objectives, instruction, and evaluation methods.

    • Main Results:

    • Significant shifts in course content emphasis and yearly variations in tested content were observed.
    • By the third year, a lack of congruence was evident between stated objectives and instructional/evaluation components.
    • Evaluation test items predominantly assessed lower cognitive levels compared to the intended learning objectives.

    Conclusions:

    • The study demonstrates a decline in curriculum component congruence over time in health professions education.
    • Curriculum mapping effectively identified misalignments in educational objectives, instruction, and evaluation.
    • Faculties can use this evaluation model to improve course design and ensure alignment for better educational quality.