Assessment in Health Professions Education

Assessment in Health Professions Education

<P><EM>Assessment in Health Professions Education</EM> provides comprehensive guidance for persons engaged in the teaching and testing of the health professions – medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy and allied fields.   Part I of the book provides a user-friendly introduction to assessment fundamentals and their theoretical underpinnings; Part II describes specific assessment methods used in the health professions, with a focus on best practices, assessment challenges, and practical guidelines for the effective implementation of successful assessment programs.<BR> <BR><STRONG><U>Key features</U></STRONG>: </P> <UL> <P> <LI><STRONG>Comprehensive </STRONG>– the first text to provide broad, single-source coverage of all aspects of assessment in the health professions. </LI> <P></P> <P> <LI><STRONG>Accessible</STRONG> – while scholarly and evidence-based, the book is geared towards health professions educators who are not measurement specialists. </LI> <P></P> <P> <LI><STRONG>Thematic</STRONG> – assessment validity is an organizing theme and provides a conceptual framework throughout the book. </LI></UL>