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Formative assessment: Boon or Burden?

Formative assessment: Boon or Burden?. By Dr Vanessa Perrott Department Obstetrics and Gynaecology Faculty of Health Sciences. The background of Semester 6. First introduction to clinical medicine 3 week rotation 5 clinical areas 2 Summative Assessments : at end of each block

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Formative assessment: Boon or Burden?

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  1. Formative assessment:Boon or Burden? By Dr Vanessa Perrott Department Obstetrics and Gynaecology Faculty of Health Sciences

  2. The background of Semester 6 • First introduction to clinical medicine • 3 week rotation • 5 clinical areas • 2 Summative Assessments: • at end of each block • end of Semester • No in-block formative assessment

  3. Request • From students: • Please help us with the assessment during the block • From the convenor: • Please help us with the assessment and remediation during the block. Please help us! Please help me!

  4. Creative tension • Enthusiastic students • Passionate clinicians • Limited exposure • Limited time • Limited language of medicine • Limited scope of assessment • Limited ability to remediate

  5. How to create a win-win

  6. Introduced 2 formative assessments • In-block Formative Assessment • Use of video with short answer / mcqquestions • Marked immediately • Marked by peers • Quality control by convenor • End of Semester (pre exam) Revision • No marketing! • Totally voluntary • Set on Vula • Mixture of question types • Feedback provided on submission

  7. Questions about the formative assessment? • Will the students do a voluntary exercise? • If so, won’t it only be the top performing students who do it? • Will it make any difference to them? • Won’t this add to my workload?

  8. 1. Will the students do a voluntary exercise?

  9. 2. Won’t it only be the top performing students who do it?

  10. 3. Did the test make any difference?

  11. Average increase of 4%

  12. 4. Won’t this add to my workload? • Have to set mcq style questions anyway • Database needs updating • Create versatility of questions • Students do in their own time • Vula marks it and gives students feedback

  13. A 23 year old patient consults you as she has had unprotected sex 4 days ago and she doesn't want to fall pregnant.Which one of the following statements is true concerning emergency contraception (EC)? • A. The "morning after pill" can be prescribed for her • B. A hormone-releasing IUS can be inserted if there are no contra-indications • C. A Copper IUD can be inserted if there are no contra-indications • D. It is too late for EC. She can book a TOP if she becomes pregnant Correct Feedback: Correct! The "morning after pill" is only licensed for use within 72 hours of the unprotected sexual intercourse (UPSI). The option for this patient is thus going to be the Copper IUD which can be inserted up to 5 days after the UPSI, or within 5 days after the first expected day of ovulation. • Incorrect Feedback: The "morning after pill" is only licensed for use within 72 hours of the unprotected sexual intercourse (UPSI). The option for this patient is thus going to be the Copper IUD which can be inserted up to 5 days after the UPSI, or within 5 days after the first expected day of ovulation.

  14. Summary of results • Enhanced in-block student experience • Enhanced student performance in end of semester exam • Positive feedback about the block • Request for other blocks to do the same

  15. Acknowledgements • Prof Denny, Head of Department • Prof Kent • Vera Frith • CET for training and funding

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