Using a very scientific method (we emailed journal editors and friends in the HPE community… if you didn’t respond… thanks for nothing 🙂 ) Eric Holmboe (@boedudley) and I compiled a list of key assessment […]
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Category: Assessment
A Practical Tip for Direct Observation – It’s not always one-on-one
(Editor’s note: Welcome to Damian Roland our newest ICE blog author. – Jonathan) By Damian Roland A recent ICE Blog post tackled the theme of direct observation of clinical skills. I suspect we all empathized with the […]
Direct Observation of Clinical Skills: We Need to Improve Quantity and Quality
Today’s post is from Jennifer Kogan, a thought leader on work-based assessment and direct observation instruments. Her original work on the frames of reference (FoR) of observers (e.g. faculty) demonstrated that an observer uses an […]
Validity (ugh) & Assessing Learners: It’s more than psychometrics
In a previous post, I suggested that a key element in designing an assessment program is ensuring that a judgment about a learner’s global competence are valid. Ok, come back. Please. I know I used […]
Assessment in medical education: Finding the signal in the noise
This week at the ICENet blog, we’re trying something different. We’re connecting to the Academic Life in Emergency Medicine (ALiEM) blog. With > 50k visits per month, ALiEM is a major (digital) connector/influencer in academic […]
