Issues And Challenges With Assessment And Evaluation

This workshop will discuss the purpose of assessment, how it is linked to learning activities as well related issues and concerns. Participants will go through an exercise involving an education case-based scenario.

Learning Objectives

Describe the link between curriculum, teaching, assessment and evaluation
Describe the types and define the goals of assessment (formative and vesus summative)
Compare and contrast the fundamental concepts of reliability and validity
Develop an assessment tool
Determine how to establish the validity of an instrument