Intended learning outcomes (knowledge, skills and competences to be developed by the students):

By the end of the course, students should be able to :

1. Know the main historical developments and theories of assessment
2. Know how to describe the main types of assessment in the context of medical education
3. Know how to describe the main types of assessment tools in medical education
4. Create and evaluate an evaluation tool and an evaluation system in medical education
5. Describe the main selection processes in medical education
6. Create and evaluate a selection system in medical education

Syllabus:

1. Historical aspects and evaluation theories
2. Assessment design.
3. Types of assessment and instruments (introduction)
4. Written assessments.
5. Workplace assessment.
6. Assessment of clinical competences.
7. Formative assessment.
8. Criteria for evaluating instruments and assessment systems in medical education
9. Selection for medical education