An assessment tool to judge exercise physiology student performance in a clinical placement setting
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Introduction/background: Assessment in clinical settings has historically been problematic due to lack of standardisation and objectivity. This had led to calls to look at assessment in the clinical setting differently. Aim/objectives: The overall aim of this research is to develop a competency assessment tool for use by clinical educators to make valid judgments of exercise physiology students' performances in clinical placement settings. This presentation reports on the design of the assessment tool and considers the features that will support quality judgments. The research question is: What are the elements required in the assessment tool that will support quality judgments? Methods: An educational design based research model was used to design and develop the assessment tool. Focus groups exploring the continuum of competency development and the required design features, and educational theory were used to develop an initial prototype. Results: The prototype uses a visual analogue scale to record judgments of student performance against 19 elements related to exercise physiology professional and clinical competencies. A rich description of the developmental continuum towards entry-level competence, which draws on the language used by exercise physiologists, is designed to support clinical educators to make meaning of the multiple observations they make of student performance. Conclusions: An educational design based research model has been used to design an assessment tool prototype aimed at supporting quality judgements of student performance. The design principles generated by the focus groups and literature have led to a prototype that is less measurement focussed than traditional workplace based assessment tools.
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ANZAHPE 2019: Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators
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Canberra, ACT, Australia
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Australia and New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators
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