Summative assessment compounds workload for MRCGP examination

Research on Classroom Summative Assessment

A ssessment is unquestionably one of the teacher’s most complex and important tasks. What teachers assess and how and why they assess it sends a clear message to students about what is worth learning, how it should be learned, and how well they are expected to learn it. As a result of increased influences from external high stakes tests, teachers are increasingly working to align their CAs with...

Summative assessment: a historical perspective.

Best practices in summative assessment.

The goal of this review is to highlight key elements underpinning excellent high-stakes summative assessment. This guide is primarily aimed at faculty members with the responsibility of assigning student grades and is intended to be a practical tool to help throughout the process of planning, developing, and deploying tests as well as monitoring their effectiveness. After a brief overview of th...

Summative assessment: the missing link for formative assessment

Assessment for learning is increasingly part of accepted orthodoxy, with massive government funding in England, is central to national assessment in Wales, and an export to the USA. Black et al.’s Assessment for learning: Putting it into practice (2003), the ‘bible’ of assessment for learning, is set reading for trainee teachers across the UK, and this text is increasingly a staple diet for all...

Does the MRCGP examination discriminate against Asian doctors?

OBJECTIVE To ascertain whether the membership examination for the Royal College of General Practitioners (MRCGP) discriminates against doctors of Indian subcontinent ethnic origin ("Asian doctors"). DESIGN Retrospective analysis of data from five administrations of the MRCGP examination (December 1988-December 1990). SETTING United Kingdom national examination body. SUBJECTS 3686 doctors ...