Patel U S, Tonni I, Gadbury-Amyot C, Van der Vleuten C P M, Escudier M
School of Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Department of Orthodontics, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Eur J Dent Educ. 2018 Mar;22 Suppl 1:21-27. doi: 10.1111/eje.12343.
Assessments are widely used in dental education to record the academic progress of students and ultimately determine whether they are ready to begin independent dental practice. Whilst some would consider this a "rite-of-passage" of learning, the concept of assessments in education is being challenged to allow the evolution of "assessment for learning." This serves as an economical use of learning resources whilst allowing our learners to prove their knowledge and skills and demonstrating competence. The Association for Dental Education in Europe and the American Dental Education Association held a joint international meeting in London in May 2017 allowing experts in dental education to come together for the purposes of Shaping the Future of Dental Education. Assessment in a Global Context was one topic in which international leaders could discuss different methods of assessment, identifying the positives, the pitfalls and critiquing the method of implementation to determine the optimum assessment for a learner studying to be a healthcare professional. A post-workshop survey identified that educators were thinking differently about assessment, instead of working as individuals providing isolated assessments; the general consensus was that a longitudinally orientated systematic and programmatic approach to assessment provide greater reliability and improved the ability to demonstrate learning.
评估在牙科教育中被广泛应用，以记录学生的学业进展，并最终确定他们是否准备好开始独立的牙科实践。虽然有些人会认为这是学习的“必经之路”，但教育评估的概念正受到挑战，以推动“为学习而评估”的发展。这既经济地利用了学习资源，又能让我们的学习者证明自己的知识和技能，并展示其能力。欧洲牙科教育协会和美国牙科教育协会于2017年5月在伦敦举行了一次联合国际会议，让牙科教育专家齐聚一堂，共同塑造牙科教育的未来。“全球背景下的评估”是一个议题，国际领先者们可以在其中讨论不同的评估方法，找出优点、缺陷，并对实施方法进行批判，以确定对有志成为医疗保健专业人员的学习者而言的最佳评估方式。会后调查表明，教育工作者对评估的看法正在转变，不再是各自为政地进行孤立的评估；普遍的共识是，采用纵向导向的系统且有规划的评估方法能提供更高的可靠性，并提升展示学习成果的能力。
