NDLI: Design of formative assessment model for professional behavior using stages of change theory.

Please wait, while we are loading the content...

Design of formative assessment model for professional behavior using stages of change theory.

Content Provider	Europe PMC
Author	Hashemi, Akram Mirzazadeh, Azim Shirazi, Mandana Asghari, Fariba
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	Background: Professionalism is a core competency of physicians. This study was conducted to design a model for formative assessment of professional commitment in medical students according to stages of change theory.Methods: In this qualitative study, data were collected through literature review & focus group interviews inthe Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2013 and analyzed using content analysis approach.Results: Review of the literature and results of focus group interviews led to design a formative assessmentmodel of professional commitment in three phases, including pre-contemplation, contemplation, and readinessfor behavior change that each one has interventional and assessment components. In the second phase of thestudy, experts’ opinion collected in two main categories: the educational environment (factors related to students,students’ assessment and educational program); and administrative problems (factors related to subcultures,policymakers or managers and budget). Moreover, there was a section of recommendations for each categoryrelated to curriculum, professors, students, assessments, making culture, the staff and reinforcing administrativefactors.Conclusion: This type of framework analysis made it possible to develop a conceptual model that could be effective on forming the professional commitment and behavioral change in medical students.
Page Count	8
ISSN	10161430
Journal	Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Volume Number	30
PubMed Central reference number	PMC5307633
PubMed reference number	28210576
e-ISSN	22516840
Language	English
Publisher	Iran University of Medical Sciences
Publisher Date	2016-09-06
Access Restriction	Open
Rights License	This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License (CC BY-NC 3.0), which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly. © 2016 Iran University of Medical Sciences
Subject Keyword	Formative assessment Professional Behavior Stage of change theory Remediation Professionalism
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in