Description:
This workshop guides participants in developing and critiquing actual one-best-answer, extended matching, and essay questions in accordance with established test-writing criteria. Participants leave the workshop with guidelines, practice, and one or more quality questions that apply to their area of expertise.
MD, PhD, PA-C, PT, OT, Other.
All Health Sciences faculty who create test items for physician assistant and medical students.
Objectives:
After this session, participants should be able to:
• Write assessment items that relate to specific learning objectives
• Critique single-best-answer and extended matching test questions in
accordance
with established criteria
• Create and score essay questions designed to assess critical thinking
skills
• Select
performance assessment methods appropriate to measure complex tasks
• Design
an assessment plan for an educational activity, course or curriculum
Length/Frequency:
This four-hour workshop is offered two or three times a year. The next scheduled session
is listed in the Calendar section.
CME Credit Hours:
The University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Office of Continuing
Medical Education, is accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for
physicians.
The Office of Continuing Medical Education designates this activity for 4.0
Category I credits toward the Physician's Recognition Award of the
American Medical Association. Each physician should claim only those
credits that he/she actually spent in the activity.
Registration Fees:
• UNM School of Medicine Faculty & Residents - No Charge
• Other UNM Faculty & Staff - $50
• Faculty & Staff from Other Institutions - $100
Please Note: Attendance is by advance registration only.