Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, Peninsula Medical School, Exeter, UK.
Med Teach. 2010;32(7):578-81. doi: 10.3109/01421591003614858.
Curriculum developers have a wide choice of assessment methods in all aspects of medical education including the specific area of medical knowledge. When selecting the appropriate tool, there is an increasing literature to provide a robust evidence base for developments or decisions.
As a new medical school, we wished to select the most appropriate method for knowledge assessment.
This article describes how a new medical school came to choose progress testing as its only method of summative assessment of undergraduate medical knowledge.
The rationale, implementation, development and performance of the assessment are described. The position after the first cohort of students qualified is evaluated.
Progress testing has worked well in a new school. Opportunities for further study and development exist. It is to be hoped that our experiences and evidence will assist and inform others as they consider developments for their own schools.
课程开发者在医学教育的各个方面都有广泛的评估方法选择，包括医学知识的特定领域。在选择合适的工具时，越来越多的文献为发展或决策提供了强有力的证据基础。
作为一所新的医学院校，我们希望选择最适合的知识评估方法。
本文描述了一所新的医学院校如何选择进展性测试作为其本科医学知识总结性评估的唯一方法。
描述了评估的原理、实施、开发和表现。评估了第一批学生毕业后的情况。
进展性测试在新学校运行良好。有进一步研究和发展的机会。希望我们的经验和证据能为其他学校在考虑自身发展时提供帮助和信息。
