The way quality of assessment has been perceived and assured has changed considerably
in the recent 5 decades. Originally, assessment was mainly seen as a measurement …

Assessment is an important part of the educational process. It influences students' learning.
Traditionally, assessment has been used to measure the achievement of students for …

This is really an exciting time to be working in the field of assessment in medical education.
Our views on how to assess medical competence and performance are changing …

This article in the Medical Education series provides a conceptual framework for and a brief
update on commonly used and emerging methods of assessment, discusses the strengths …

The assessment of learners is one of those perennial topics in medical education that leads
to debate about the extent to which assessment rewards or undermines 'real'learning …

Context As the practice of medicine evolves, the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to
provide patient care will continue to change. These competency‐based changes will …

Medical Education 2012: 46: 28–37 Context Historically, assessments have often measured
the measurable rather than the important. Over the last 30 years, however, we have …

Within the arena of medical education, it is generally acknowledged that assessment drives
learning. Assessment is one of the most significant influences on a student's experience of …

Background Methods chosen for assessment and the manner in which they are applied are
so intimately associated with how individuals learn that developing appropriate assessment …

This report describes the results of the project'Assessment of Undergraduate Medical
Education: Re-inventing the Wheel?'funded by the Nuffield Trust. The project was initiated in …