1. FLTSEC Learning & Teaching Forum 1 st May 2013 MBBS Assessment & Feedback David Kennedy David.kennedy@ncl.ac.uk

2. Assessments in MBBS Three Domains of assessment: Knowledge and Understanding Clinical and Communication Skills Professional Behaviour Forms of assessment include: Single Best Answer/Multiple Choice questions Assignments and Project Reports Multi-station Objective Structured Clinical Examinations Multiple Observed Structured Long Examination Records Structured Assessor Reports Clinical Logbooks Monitoring of Behaviours and Attitudes

3. Exam papers Stage 1: November:120 SBA Qs January:300 SBA Qs May:300 SBA Qs 1.Select the structure that allows survival immediately after birth in patients with transposition of the great arteries. A.Atrioventricular canal B.Ductus arteriosus C.Foramen ovale (of heart) D.Ostium primum E.Ostium secundum CRRM1.2 L.O. Describe septum formation in the ventricle, in the truncus arteriosus and conus cordis

4. Feedback Percentage score Grade (Merit, Satisfactory, Borderline, Unsatisfactory) Cohort average and thresholds (to pass and gain a Merit) Rank Status (Traffic light) Green: Solid pass and on trajectory to pass year Amber: pass within 5% of threshold Red: fail Meet curriculum officer if Amber or Red status Learning outcomes associated with incorrect answers Generic feedback lecture Exam performance on all sites (NUMed and NCL) Question paper focusing on less well answered questions