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Development of a reliable, valid annual skills mastery assessment examination.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Alston, Gregory L. Love, Bryan L. |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVE To develop a methodology for a reliable, valid annual skills mastery assessment examination to provide formative student feedback, inform curricular review, and comply with the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) Standards 2007. DESIGN A sample of program-level ability-based outcomes skills were chosen for the examination. Test items were written, underwent quality control, and were scored for level of difficulty. Versions of the examination for first-, second-, third-, and fourth-year pharmacy students were developed and administered, the results were analyzed, reliability and validity were evaluated, and reports were generated. Item-writing guidelines, quality control procedures, and examination production steps were codified to create a criterion-referenced examination. Students and faculty advisors received detailed score reports and results were used to guide student performance and stimulate a review of curricular outcomes. ASSESSMENT Content, criterion, and construct validity were analyzed as defined in the literature for the intended use of this assessment tool. Data suggest the Annual Skills Mastery Assessment (ASMA) examination is both reliable and valid. Students and faculty members were surveyed regarding the usefulness of the examination. Results indicate general satisfaction with the assessment program. CONCLUSION A reasonably reliable, reasonably valid multiple-choice annual skills mastery assessment for selected outcomes statements providing formative feedback and informed curricular review was developed. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.5688/aj740580 |
| PubMed reference number | 20798805 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 74 |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.ajpe.org/aj7405/aj740580/aj740580.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.5688/aj740580 |
| Journal | American journal of pharmaceutical education |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |