Students generating questions for their own written examinations

Assessment partnerships between staff and students are considered a vital component of the student-centred educational process. To enhance the development of this partnership in a problem-based learning curriculum, all first-year students were involved in generating a bank of formative assessment qu...

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Published in:Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice 2011-12, Vol.16 (5), p.703-710
Main Authors: Papinczak, Tracey, Babri, Awais Saleem, Peterson, Ray, Kippers, Vaughan, Wilkinson, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
College Faculty
College Freshmen
Cooperative Behavior
Education
Education, Medical, Undergraduate - methods
Educational Measurement - methods
Female
Formative Evaluation
Humans
Male
Medical Education
Middle Aged
Pilot Projects
Problem Based Learning
Problem-Based Learning - methods
Program Evaluation
Reflections
Student Evaluation
Student Motivation
Students
Students, Medical - psychology
Teacher Motivation
Teacher Student Relationship
Teaching - methods
Test Construction
Test Items
Tests
Young Adult
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Summary:Assessment partnerships between staff and students are considered a vital component of the student-centred educational process. To enhance the development of this partnership in a problem-based learning curriculum, all first-year students were involved in generating a bank of formative assessment questions with answers, some of which were included in their final written examination. Important principles to guide development of a sound methodology for such an assessment partnership have been described. These include organisational issues as well as matters pertaining to participation, education and motivation of students and teaching staff.
ISSN:1382-4996
1573-1677
DOI:10.1007/s10459-009-9196-9