Principles of Assessment course for GPs

This session describes the purpose of assessment and discusses methods of assessment. It outlines different aspects of professional capabilites and how learning and assessment are linked. It emphasises the difference between formative Supervised Learning Events and summative, sign-off assessments.

Curriculum

Section: 1 Professional Behaviour and Trust

• Professional Capability: 4 Keeps practice up to date through learning and teaching

Learning Objectives

By the end of this session you will be able to:

• Describe how confidence in assessment methods is developed
• Describe how professional capabilities are developed and improved by Supervised Learning Events during a placement
• Describe how outcomes from the curriculum are assessed at the end of each placement

Assessment is the determination of the value, significance or extent of something.