Accepted Type
Workshop
Code
WF1-1
Acceptance Declaration
Accept
Additional Information
I declare I have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to this program.
Was this work accepted for CCME 2020?
no
Category
General Call (Workshop, Oral Presentation, Poster Presentation)
Type
Workshop
Sub Type
Affiliation
Title
Blueprinting - Cooking Up Recipes for Valid Assessments
Length of Presentation
Rationale/Background
Content validity in assessments is necessary to ensure learners have achieved the knowledge and skills outlined in a curriculum's learning objectives. However, assessments are often compiled in inconsistent ways. Blueprinting assessments avoids a haphazard or inconsistent approach to test generation, and helps to create the most effective tests to measure the success of students in mastering the material in a course. Blueprinting assessments promotes content validity, optimizes alignment between learning objectives and assessment, and ensures consistency of tests between iterations. In this workshop, participants will engage in a process of blueprinting an assessment, with the eventual goal of creating a blueprint for assessments for their course.
Instructional Methods
The workshop will begin with discussion regarding participants' current practices in test creation, followed by a short didactic presentation of the rationale for and demonstrate a process for creating a blueprint, highlighting important considerations. Participants will then have the opportunity to work in small groups to discuss their current practices in creating exams and engage in the process of creating an assessment blueprint.
Target audience
The target audience includes undergraduate course directors, junior faculty involved in test creation, residents.
Learning Objective
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
1. Define blueprinting.
2. Discuss the reasons for blueprinting an assessment.
3. Describe a process for creating a blueprint.
4. Engage in the initial steps of blueprinting.
Optional Literature References
1. Coderre S, Woloschuk W, McLaughlin K. Twelve tips for blueprinting. Med Teach. 2009 Apr;31(4):322-4.
2. Raymond MR, Grand JP. A practical guide to test blueprinting, Med. Teach. 2019;41(8):854-861
Keyword 1
Blueprinting
Keyword 2
Assessment
Keyword 3
Undergraduate
Level of Training
Undergraduate
Abstract Themes
Assessment
Assessment
Written/Narrative
Additional Theme (First choice)
Undergraduate
Additional Theme (Second Choice)
Additional Theme (Third Choice)
Authors
Presenter
Kien Dang
Term 1
Yes
Term 2
Yes
Term 3
Yes
Term 4
Yes
Term 5
Yes
Virtual Presentation Option
yes
