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TheAnatomy of aLab Practical and the Dissection of the Results

Kathy Day, MS, RRT, RPFT

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Objectives

• Recall the concepts of reliability and validity in testing.

• Gain an understanding of the unique challenges in using biological materials in testing.

• Design your ExamSoft database to effectively control for the additional variables inherent in the lab practical.

• Design questions and testing procedures to improve and assure validity in practical exams.

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The Team

Elizabeth Spudich, PhDAssistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Anatomy, & Cell Biology

Thomas Jefferson University

 

Christine Wade, PT, EdDAssociate Professor, Department of Physical Therapy

Thomas Jefferson University

 

Kathy Day, MS, RRT, RPFTSenior Instructional Designer, Center for Teaching and Learning

Thomas Jefferson University

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The Anatomy of a Lab Practical…

• Room layout and the movement through stations

• Timers, timing and ExamSoft• The challenges of anatomy specimens

– Normal deviations/pathology– Prosection/student dissection– Degradation of specimen over time

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…and the Dissection of the Results

• Reliability– Categories, Categories, Categories– Specimen database– Question creation/retirement

• Question Design– Fill in the blank vs multiple choice– Case study/branching

• Longitudinal analysis