Accepted Type
Oral
Code
OA2-1-1
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
yes
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Oral
Sub Type
Education Research
Will the presenter be a:
Jr. Faculty (less than 5 years in practice)
Affiliation
Considered for Poster
no
Title
Examining Myths in Assessment: An Opportunity to Advance Trustworthiness in Assessment
Length of Presentation
Background/Purpose
The shift to CBME places a renewed emphasis on assessment. One challenge in this context is that there are myths that affect the trustworthiness of assessment use and interpretations. By identifying myths, we aim to: 1) improve understanding of diverse components of assessment; 2) raise awareness of how to address multiple interpretations emerging from assessment use; and 3) contribute to better assessment practices.
Methods
This presentation draws from a narrative review of the literature in Education and Health Professions Education to identify myths associated with assessment and uses analogies from Greek mythology to illustrate the underlying misconceptions.
Results
Four myths capture assessment misconceptions: i) Assessment development: Similar to the ancient Greeks who consulted the Oracle of Delphi to find THE truth, educators falsely hold the belief that there is a single best assessment framework. ii) Generation of information: Workplace-based assessment mistakenly assumes that raters - like Zeus - know everything about assessment including rating, and generating feedback, because of their clinical expertise. iii) Feedback: Clinical teachers assume that feedback always provides enlightenment to learners, just as Prometheus lighted man's world through fire. Unfortunately, learners will not always use feedback as intended. iv) Decision-making: Assessment using EPAs assumes that entrustment suggests competence. Like Janus, the Greek god that sees simultaneously into the future and the past, entrustability and competence may be two aspects of learners' performance; they are not synonymous.
Conclusion
Examining these myths provides an opportunity for assessment users to adopt critical perspectives on assessment and provides avenues for advancing validation efforts to ensure that uses are supported.
Keyword 1
Assessment
Keyword 2
Mythology
Keyword 3
CBME
Level of Training
General
Abstract Themes
Assessment
Assessment
- General
- Work-place based
- Competency-based assessment
- Entrustable Professional Activities
Additional Theme (First choice)
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Carlos Gomez-Garibello
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
