METHODOLOGY AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR

MEDICAL STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENTS ON THE BASIS OF COMPETENCE APPROACH

OMSK STATE MEDICAL ACADEMYDEPARTMENT OF PEDAGOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY

ELENA V. LOPANOVA

Dilemma

qualimertic accompaniment to the

National Educational Standards in

the framework of the competence

approach demanding diagnosing as

professional competencies as well as

creative abilities formation and

personal properties

Multilevel assessment of students’ achievements

Employers demand: preparedness to apply their knowledge in real professional situations

Creative features: to transfer knowledge and skills in a new situation; to distinguish a new problem in the ordinary situation; to analyze the results of your own activity to prevent medical errors; to take into account alternatives in problem solving, etc.

Emotional and psychological level

harmonious development of emotional and psychological, regulatory,

social, educational and cognitive, creative and self-improvement

competences;

formed values of the future professional activity in medicine,

understanding the essence and social significance of the future

profession, demonstrating a permanent interest to the profession,

professional competence improvement, etc.

Assessment tools Adapted methods by G.P. Karpova (determine a structure of learning motivation)Methods by E.E. Symanyuk and A.M. Pavlova (determine a completion of the key competences)

Regulatory level

ability to realize and explain the objectives of activity;accuracy in revealing of medical errors and their reasoning in a clinical case that allows to draw a conclusion about clinical reasoning level development in students; organize their own activity, choose methods and ways for professional tasks implementation and evaluate their efficacy and quality, etc.

Assessment tools: Discussion of clinical cases interview in the bedside

Social level ability to obtain a special medical information from

different sources including global computer networks; realize ethical and deontological aspects of medical

activity in communication with colleagues, nurses, patients and their relatives;

organize business communication with maximum benefit for work fulfillment; work in team, communicate effectively with colleagues, authorities and patients;

Use information and communication technologies in the professional activity, sources of information as a means for improvement of professional development, etc.

Assessment tools:

monitor practical tasks implementation in the group,assessment of interaction amid educational process participants

Analytical level Willingness to study, ability to concentrate on

studies ; Ability to reflexive and critical thinking; Ability to solve problems, to take decisions in ordinary

and extraordinary situations and be in charge of the taken decisions;

Use special (theoretical and practical) knowledge including (innovative) in the specific sphere or in the intermediate spheres;

Ability to work independently on self-education; Comprehend, realize, critically evaluate the principles

and mechanisms of professional activity, etc. Assessment tools:

test, written test, recitation, consultation, case history, exam

Creative level Ability to generate alternative solutions to the problem; Self-development skills and ability to use them delicately

to enhance the individual competitiveness; Generate specific and original ideas, to deviate from

traditional patterns of thinking, willingness to innovations; Ability to create a product distinguished by novelty,

originality, and uniqueness; Make up a set of models based on the original model; Evaluate a novelty level of the results; Independent solutions to the problem related with the

methods of work implementation at a definite sector of activity, etc.

Assessment tools:

Project activity (project, case-task, yearly project)

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