COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TEG 5014 MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT COMPULSORY 2 2 0 8

Offered By

Medical Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR SERAP KONAKCI

Offered to

Medical Education

Course Objective

Acquisition of general principles, methods and tools relevant to the general principles of measurement and assessment, concepts of validity and reliability, types and characteristics of written measurement tools, scales, practical examination.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To discuss general principles of measurement and assessment
2   To discuss the concepts of validity and reliability
3   To describe information evaluation methods and tools
4   To describe performance evaluation methods and tools
5   To discuss computer-based assessment methods
6   To describe principles of attitude scale preparation and usage
7   To describe examination preparation principles
8   To discuss examinations and question analyses

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General principles in measurement and assessment Validity in measurement and assessment Reliability in measurement and assessment Methods and tools in information evaluation Preparation of multiple choice questions Literature discussion session
2 Preparation of true/false, matching type questions Preparation of essay type and other information assessment questions Assessment of clinical skills Objective Structured Clinical Examinations Literature discussion session
3 Other performance evaluation methods (mini-CEX, CORE, DOPS, OSPE etc.) Preparation of skills assessment guides Logbook/Booklet and portfolio usage principles Literature discussion session
4 Usage areas and preparation principles of attitude scales Computer-based assessment methods Examination preparation principles Examination and question analyses Literature discussion session

Recomended or Required Reading

Epstein RM (2007). Assessment in Medical Education. New England Journal of Medicine, 356(4), 387-396.
Evaluation Methods: A Resource Handbook. Mc Master University Program for Educational Development, Program for Faculty Development (1995), Mc Master University Canada.
David B Swanson, Susan M Case ( 2001) Constructing written test questions for the basic and clinical sciences. Çeviri editörü: Eser Sözmen, Güven Kitabevi, Izmir.
Linn RL& Gronlund NE (1995) Measurement and Assessment in Teaching. 7th Edition, Prentice Hall, Columbus, Ohio.
Nendez, M.R. & Tekian, A. (1999). Assessment in problem-based learning medical schools: A literature review. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 11(4), 232 -243.
Norcini JJ, McKinley DW (2007) Assessment methods in medical education. Teaching and Teacher Education. 23, 239 250.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PAR PARTICIPATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 +PAR* 0.10 + FIN*0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 +PAR* 0.10 + RST*0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Lecture
Literature discussion
Practical
Observation
Assignment
Assignment discıssion

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sevgi.karademir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

monday 14.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 20 3 60
Tutorials 8 2 16
Case study 2 2 4
Preparing assignments 2 15 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 4 10 40
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.555
LO.65
LO.75
LO.85

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