Training Workshop on Assessment for Faculty Members of Bilawal Medical College, Jamshoro: Feedback of Participants at New World Kirkpatrick' Model Level-2
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3126/jucms.v11i01.54653Keywords:
Assessment, Faculty, Kirkpatrick's evaluation model, Retro-pre-questionnaire, Training, WorkshopAbstract
INTRODUCTION
Faculty training in understanding basics of assessment is among key tasks of medical school and faculty members. So, Bilawal Medical College Jamshoro, organized 1-day Training Workshop on Assessment in Medical Education. As feedback is necessary for bringing improvement in conducting such workshops in future, so, feedback from faculty participants was taken and evaluated at New-World Kirkpatrick' Model Level-2.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
This cross-sectional study was conducted utilizing self-administered questionnaire having 4-parts: 1) Demographics; 2) Retro-pre-questionnaire on knowledge and understanding about basics of assessment at Likert-scale 1-4 (1=not-understand; 4=completely-understand); 3) Retro-pre-questionnaire on participants’ confidence on Likert-scale 1-4 (1=Not-confident, 4=Extremely-confident); and 4) Open-ended questions on strengths and areas for improvement. Data was analyzed for frequency and central tendency and mean of items of before and after participation compared using paired t-test. Open-ended questions’ data was examined manually.
RESULTS
Significant improvement (p<0.001) in knowledge and understanding on items related to basics of assessment, such as difference between evaluation, assessment and research; fundamentals- why to assess, why assessment needed, what to assess, when to assess, how to assess; Miller’s Pyramid; curricular alignment; tools for assessment; blueprinting for assessment; developing blueprint; purpose of assessment; formative and summative assessment; utility, reliability and validity of tools; why multiple tools used for assessment; and criteria for effective assessment. The confidence of participants significantly enhanced (p<0.001) in developing blueprint and choosing tools for assessment.
CONCLUSION
Gain in participants knowledge and understanding related to basics of assessment was significant and participants confidence was significantly enhanced in developing blueprint and choosing tools.
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