Abstract

This paper discusses the advantages of progress testing. A utopia is described where medical schools would work together to develop and administer progress testing. This would lead to a significant reduction of cost, an increase in the quality of measurement and phenomenal feedback to learner and school. Progress testing would also provide more freedom and resources for more creative in-school assessment. It would be an educationally attractive alternative for the creation of cognitive licensing exams. A utopia is always far away in the future, but by formulating a vision for that future we may engage in discussions on how to get there.

Details

Title
Progress test utopia
Author
van der Vleuten, Cees 1 ; Freeman, Adrian 2 ; Collares, Carlos Fernando 1 

 Maastricht University, Maastrich, The Netherlands (GRID:grid.5012.6) (ISNI:0000 0001 0481 6099) 
 University of Exeter, Exeter, UK (GRID:grid.8391.3) (ISNI:0000 0004 1936 8024) 
Pages
136-138
Publication year
2018
Publication date
Apr 2018
Publisher
Ubiquity Press
ISSN
22122761
e-ISSN
2212277X
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2670510817
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2018. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.