Capstone courses integrate knowledge, concepts, and skills associated with an entire sequence of study in a program. This method of assessment is unique because the courses themselves become the ...

Comparative Judgement (CJ) is a robust and innovative approach to educational assessment that prioritises the evaluation of complex work samples through pairwise comparisons. In this method, expert ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. Three important caveats should be borne in mind when reading this chapter. First, the ...

As educators, we all know the importance of data in decision-making. We understand how limited, skewed, or biased data–or no data at all–can result in faulty decision-making and regressive actions, be ...

Ethical issues in educational assessment have become increasingly significant as schools and educational authorities seek fairness, accountability, and credibility in evaluation processes. This paper ...

As an attending physician working with a student for a week, you receive a form that asks you to evaluate the student's fund of knowledge, procedural skills, professionalism, interest in learning, and ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. The scientific basis for rethinking the foundations of assessment comes from two ...