Summative assessment in general practice

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...

Simulated surgery in the summative assessment of general practice training: results of a trial in the Trent and Yorkshire regions.

BACKGROUND General practice registrars are now required to undertake a summative assessment of their consulting skills. Simulated surgeries have been developed as an alternative to the existing method of assessing video-recorded consultations. AIM To evaluate the simulated surgery assessment method, developed in the General Practice Postgraduate Education Department in Leicester, for use in a...

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.

Gait and posture - assessment in general practice.

BACKGROUND A basic analysis of a patient's gait and posture provides information about the body and the capability of the musculoskeletal system to adjust to physical stressors. An understanding of normal gait and posture is essential for identifying and treating musculoskeletal pain. OBJECTIVE This article discusses normal gait and how to assess gait. It also outlines common musculoskeletal ...