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Being Correct Isn’t Enough: The Value of Confidence-Based Assessment in Medical Education

To measure knowledge, we must measure a person's degree of belief. As educators, we all strive to transfer knowledge and help our learners achieve mastery on a topic or technique. And as educators, we rely on pre- and post-test comparisons to assess the impact of the education we provide, as well

Posted on 3 Jan 2020
By Kenny Cox
In Blog

ABSTRACT: What steps are necessary to create assessments?

Before we work out what constitutes an assessment's value for a given cost in medical education, we must first outline the steps necessary to create an assessment, and then assign a cost to each step. In this study we undertook the first phase of this process: we sought to work

Posted on 9 Dec 2014
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Informatics & Analysis, Medical Education, Resources

MANUSCRIPT: Teaching and assessing procedural skills: a qualitative study

Background Graduating Internal Medicine residents must possess sufficient skills to perform a variety of medical procedures. Little is known about resident experiences of acquiring procedural skills proficiency, of practicing these techniques, or of being assessed on their proficiency. The purpose of this study was to qualitatively investigate resident 1) experiences of

Posted on 15 May 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Learning Models & Theory, Manuscript, Medical Education, Resources

ABSTRACT: Harnessing the cloud of patient experience: using social media to detect poor quality healthcare

Abstract Recent years have seen increasing interest in patient-centred care and calls to focus on improving the patient experience. At the same time, a growing number of patients are using the internet to describe their experiences of healthcare. We believe the increasing availability of patients’ accounts of their care on blogs,

Posted on 26 Mar 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Abstract, Informatics & Analysis, Rapid Learning Healthcare System, Resources, Social Media & Medical Education

RESOURCE: Should we be more short term in our thinking about medical education?

"George Miller famously said in the context of medical education that, “assessment drives learning,” and Richard Hays in a different take on the same subject said, “if assessment drives learning, then let’s ensure that it drives learning in the right direction.” Both quotes emphasise the importance of assessment in medical

Posted on 10 Jan 2013
By Brian S McGowan, PhD
In Informatics & Analysis, Medical Education, Resources

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Being Correct Isn’t Enough: The Value of Confidence-Based Assessment in Medical Education

ABSTRACT: What steps are necessary to create assessments?

MANUSCRIPT: Teaching and assessing procedural skills: a qualitative study

RESOURCE: Should we be more short term in our thinking about medical education?

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