Beyond assessment: Feedback for individuals and institutions based on the progress test
Medical TeacherPublished 1 January 2010
Lee Coombes, Chris Ricketts, Adrian Freeman, Jeff Stratford
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Progress testing demonstrates that learning mostly occurs in the early years of the course, but when examined longitudinally, it shows how different patterns of learning exist in different curriculum areas and shows that the effect of changes in the curriculum may be monitored through these data.
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Used appropriately, progress testing can provide a wide range of feedback to every individual or group of individuals in a medical school.
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