University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2010 Jun 15;74(5). doi: 10.5688/aj740576.
To determine whether instructor-prepared classroom examinations for pharmacotherapy courses were aligned with course goals and objectives.
Assessment items from examinations in 2 pharmacotherapy courses were evaluated. Four categories of alignment (depth of knowledge, categorical concurrence, range of knowledge, and balance of representation) were used to match course assessments with objectives.
While assessments met the criteria for acceptable alignment, there were areas for improvement. Goals and objectives were unevenly assessed, with 1 goal aligning with 45% of all assessment items. The assessments covered all content categories and the range of knowledge established by the objectives, but objectives under specific goals were not evenly assessed.
This alignment study provided quantitative data useful for review and revision of pharmacotherapy course objectives and assessments and demonstrated the usefulness of alignment assessment as a tool for continuous quality improvement.
确定药剂学课程的教师准备的课堂考试是否与课程目标一致。
评估了 2 门药剂学课程考试的评估项目。使用了 4 类一致性（知识深度、类别一致性、知识范围和代表性平衡）将课程评估与目标相匹配。
虽然评估符合可接受的一致性标准，但仍有改进的空间。目标和目的的评估不均衡，其中 1 个目标与所有评估项目的 45%相匹配。评估涵盖了所有内容类别和目标设定的知识范围，但特定目标下的目标并未得到均衡评估。
这项一致性研究提供了有用的定量数据，可用于审查和修改药剂学课程目标和评估，并展示了一致性评估作为持续质量改进工具的有用性。
