A guide to the ATSM in Medical Education. Article 2: assessment, feedback and evaluation

✍ Scribed by Manjeet Shehmar; Khalid S Khan

• Book ID: 111837691
• Publisher: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
• Year: 2010
• Weight: 152 KB
• Volume: 12
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1467-2561
• DOI: 10.1576/toag.12.2.119.27577

✦ Synopsis

Key content

Assessment drives learning.

Assessments should test learning achievement against agreed objectives.

Feedback is a teaching aid.

Appraisal considers the trainee's personal as well as educational development.

Evaluation forms a cycle of continuing improvement of training.

Learning objectives

To learn about the main medical education theories on assessment, feedback and evaluation.

For trainees to understand how to use the theory in practice.

For Advanced Training Skills Module (ATSM) in Medical Education trainers to be able to offer learning opportunities to their trainees and then provide feedback.

Ethical issues

How far should the trainer become involved when a trainee has personal problems?

How can the trainer give constructive criticism without discouraging the trainee?

Please cite this article as: Shehmar M, Khan KS. A guide to the ATSM in Medical Education. Article 2: assessment, feedback and evaluation. The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist 2010;12:119–125.