We would firstly like to credit Bernard et al. [1] for their interesting research into such a topical aspect of medical education currently, one which we can relate to personally as students who share an interest in medical education. The role of feedback in promoting student reflection and subsequent improvement in the setting of formative objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) is ...

BACKGROUND As the next phase in the roll-out of Next Accreditation System, US residency programs are to develop Clinical Competency Committees (CCCs) to formally implement outcome-based medical education objectives in the resident assessment process. However, any changes to an assessment system must consider balancing formative and summative tensions, flexibility and standardization tensions, f...

Formative assessment can have a powerful impact on student motivation and achievement. This article discusses five key practices that teachers can use to gather important information about student understanding, provide feedback to students, and enable students to set and attain meaningful learning goals. Each of the techniques can enhance student motivation as well as achievement.

Background: Formative assessment is one of the most valuable approaches that could help medical students to learn and improve their clinical knowledge skills. Its value comes from informative constructive feedback after careful observation candidates by educators.

Feedback is an integral part of education and there a substantial body trials exploring confirming its effect on learning. This evidence base comes mostly from studies compulsory school age children; very little to support effective feedback practice at higher education, beyond the frameworks strategies advocated by those claiming expertise in area. systematic review aims address this gap. We c...

Abstract The aim of this work is to use the laboratory platform as a unique tool for engaging and encouraging students develop critical thinking guided self-evaluation abilities. Moreover, fact that teaching process in lab held small groups enables detection difficulties an early stage, thus allowing immediate feedback relevant assistance. Taking advantage environment we have developed rubric s...

from novice through advanced beginner to competence [3], in multiple domains of clinical performance (e.g., the various CanMeds roles) [4]. Assessment with feedback of specific performance in each domain provides the information and guidance which learners require to know how best to progress to the next level or milestone of performance. Multisource feedback is particularly suited to assessing...