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Educating Capable Doctors - A Portfolio Approach. Linking Learning And Assessment, Elizabeth Farmer, Joachim Sturmberg Dec 2012

Educating Capable Doctors - A Portfolio Approach. Linking Learning And Assessment, Elizabeth Farmer, Joachim Sturmberg

Elizabeth Farmer

Background: Teachers want students to focus on their learning to become capable doctors; yet, students primarily want to focus on passing their exams. How much of this paradox is explained by learning and assessment being seen as two different entities rather than as the continuum of one and the same process? How may the two areas be more closely and effectively linked? Aim: This article describes and illustrates a conceptual framework for an approach termed capability-based portfolio assessment. Results and conclusions: Thinking about capability, i.e. the ability to perform in the real world, is needed for a contemporary curriculum and …


Able - Assessment Based Learning, Elizabeth Farmer, D O'Halloran, Joachim Sturmberg Dec 2012

Able - Assessment Based Learning, Elizabeth Farmer, D O'Halloran, Joachim Sturmberg

Elizabeth Farmer

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