Practical and Work based assessment

1. Practical and Work based assessment Charlotte Lawson & Emma Davies RVC INSET DAY December 17th 2013

2. Plan for this session • Introductions (5 min) • Types of practical assessments we do at the RVC? (5 min) • Why assess practical skills? (10min) • How do we currently assess practical skills? • (Group task 1; 10min to discuss+10min to report back) • Can we improve practical/work based skills assessment • (Group task 2; 5min to discuss + 5 min to report back) • Wrap up and conclusions (5min)

3. Types of practical assessment we do? • Practical skills assessments • Gateway Animal Handling assessment • BVetMedYear 3 At the start of the year DOPS ( Direct Observation of Practical Skills)  BVetMedYear 4 Formative OSCE • BVetMedYear 5 OSCE • MScWAH Formative OSCE at start of Year. • Foundation Degree Vet Nursing OSCE. • BScVet Nursing OSCE. • Graduate Diploma Vet Nursing OSCE • BScBio Vet Science PIB Module OSPE • Continuous practical assessments • BVetMedyear 5 Rotations • Written reports with practical elements • BVetMedYear 2 (previously year 3) RP1 report • BVetMedYear 5 RP2 report (includes a supervisors element) • BScBio Vet Science Year 2 project (includes a supervisors element) • BScBio Vet Science Year 3 project (includes a supervisors element) • Logbook assessment of practical skills • BSc Vet Nursing

4. Assessing practical skills – Why? • QAA benchmarking – BSc Bioveterinary Science • http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Pages/Subject-benchmark-statement-Biosciences.aspx • RCVS Day One Skills – BVetMed & veterinary nursing • (also QAA) • http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Pages/Subject-benchmark-statement-Veterinary-science-.aspx

5. BSc BioVeterinary Sciences… From the QAA benchmark for Biosciences 2007

6. BSc BioVeterinary Sciences… “Typical” Standard of student (paragraph 5.8) Assessed in the 3rd year Research Project – The supervisor mark From the QAA benchmark for Biosciences 2007

8. BVetMed assessments to test RCVS Day One Skills • My RVC logbook • http://mylearning.rvc.ac.uk/D1S/default.aspx • RCVS document • http://www.rcvs.org.uk/document-library/day-one-skills/

9. My RVC logbook http://mylearning.rvc.ac.uk/D1S/default.aspx

10. RCVS document http://www.rcvs.org.uk/document-library/day-one-skills/

11. OSCE score sheet

12. Rotation Assessment – 2011- 2013

13. Rotation Assessment - 2014

14. Rotation Assessment

15. Assessing practical skills – Does the assessment fit the desired learning outcome? • In groups • Discuss the practical assessments you are involved in (10 min) • Some questions to consider… • What form does the assessment take? • Are you satisfied that the assessment is fit for purpose? • Does the marking scheme work? • Do the students get adequate feedback using this scheme? • Please jot down some “Pros” and “Cons” of the assessments on post it notes to go on a wall of fame (or shame)!

16. Can we enhance our practical/work based skills assessments? • “Sharing best practice across our courses” • In groups • Come up with a suggestion to enhance one of the RVC practical assessments (5 min) Please jot down your suggestion on post it notes to go on the wall of fame!

17. Thank you for your participation