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Summative Assessment Update for P2 Class – Update 11/2013

Summative Assessment Update for P2 Class – Update 11/2013. What is summative assessment? . Method used to evaluate learning and summarizes the development of learners at a particular point in time Can be used to see if educational standards are met and to assess curriculum

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Summative Assessment Update for P2 Class – Update 11/2013

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  1. Summative Assessment Update for P2 Class – Update 11/2013

  2. What is summative assessment? • Method used to evaluate learning and summarizes the development of learners at a particular point in time • Can be used to see if educational standards are met and to assess curriculum • A type of evaluation used by multiple professions and well documented in literature

  3. What is our summative assessment for P2s? • When: Friday, 1/17/14 • Breakfast: starts at 7:30am • Check-in is 8:15 to 8:45am • What to bring • Be sure to bring identification • “Your best effort” • Where: • Assigned computer lab: 520, LRC, or Patient Care Lab

  4. Benefits of summative evaluation to YOU, the student pharmacists    • Individualized assessment and feedback provided • Enables a “practice” atmosphere for upcoming evaluations by the same exam writers (Nat’l Association Boards of Pharmacy) • Provides additional incentive for retention of skills and knowledge • Early identification of areas of needing improvement to ensure timely progression

  5. Benefits of summative evaluations to faculty and the college • Provides college with objective data concerning student learning and retention • Brings together goals and objectives of courses and curriculum with teaching and examination • Faculty receive an additional mechanism of feedback regarding their coursework

  6. About the PCOA • “Pharmacy Curricular Outcomes Assessment” • Developed by writers the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) • Has been used in assessment of P1 to P4 students • “Scaled assessment” (0 to 700) • No preparation required other than rest

  7. About the PCOA • The PCOA has been evaluated in multiple trials since 2008 in US Pharmacy schools. It has proven to assess knowledge in the following areas: • Basic biomedical sciences • Pharmaceutical sciences • Social/behavioral/administrative sciences • Clinical sciences

  8. Individual Report You Will Receive • http://www.nabp.net/programs/assets/PCOASampleReports.pdf

  9. Rewards for High Performance on PCOA • Recognition at graduation for top two • Letter of recognition from the Dean’s Office for top 10% • Overall examination scores above the college mean will be rewarded with one “free” (automatic 100%) PPS Quiz in PPR 4260

  10. Consequences for Poor Performance • If perform below prespecified breakpoints in any PCOA content section • Generate a student development plan. • Students that do not adhere to the above plan will receive a negative professionalism report per the College’s Student Professionalism Curriculum Policy and report to Dean of Student’s Office (DOSO) • Unexcused absences will result in DOSO report

  11. Summary of Student Development Plan • Details of student development plan (deadlines approximate) • Typewritten by the student • Meet with Learning Community Peer Mentor by 4/1/14 • Meet with Faculty Advisor by 4/25/14 • Dated and signed plan by above turned into Summative Evaluations Chair by 4/30/14.

  12. What To Do to Prepare for the PCOA • Good night’s sleep the night prior • Be well nourished and caffeinated in the morning • Bring your identification to the exam

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