Background Two goals of summative assessment in health profession education programs
are to ensure the robustness of high stakes decisions such as progression and licensing …

Background Experiential learning opportunities, such as work integrated learning
placements, are often challenging for health professional students. It is therefore imperative …

Background Speech–language pathology students gain experience and clinical
competency through clinical education placements. However, currently little empirical …

This paper explores the nature and development of competence in speech-language
pathology and is informed by the development and validation of a competency-based …

Background Workplace-based learning and assessment are essential elements of all
nursing education programs. There is, however, limited evidence of validity and reliability …

This paper presents an analysis of the end of degree expectations, expressed as learning
outcomes, for pharmacy graduates from Australia, Canada, United Kingdom and United …

This study investigated the changes in emotional intelligence (EI) of occupational therapy,
physiotherapy, and speech pathology students (therapy students). Clinical placements have …

In this article the issues of validity and reliability in the assessment of the learning outcomes
of WIL curricula are considered. An argument is made that there are three classes of …

Clinical education programs in speech-language pathology enable the transition of students'
knowledge and skills from the classroom to the workplace. Simulated clinical learning …

Background Service learning in developing countries (SLID) can develop students' skills
such as teamwork, cultural responsiveness, ethical practice, and professional skills …