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Non-technical skills assessments in undergraduate medical education: A focused BEME systematic review: BEME Guide No. 54.
- Source :
- Medical Teacher; Jul2019, Vol. 41 Issue 7, p732-745, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Consensus on how to assess non-technical skills is lacking. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the evidence regarding non-technical skills assessments in undergraduate medical education, to describe the tools used, learning outcomes and the validity, reliability and psychometrics of the instruments. A standardized search of online databases was conducted and consensus reached on included studies. Data extraction, quality assessment, and content analysis were conducted per Best Evidence in Medical Education guidelines. Nine papers met the inclusion criteria. Assessment methods broadly fell into three categories: simulated clinical scenarios, objective structured clinical examinations, and questionnaires or written assessments. Tools to assess non-technical skills were often developed locally, without reference to conceptual frameworks. Consequently, the tools were rarely validated, limiting dissemination and replication. There were clear themes in content and broad categories in methods of assessments employed. The quality of this evidence was poor due to lack of theoretical underpinning, with most assessments not part of normal process, but rather produced as a specific outcome measure for a teaching-based study. While the current literature forms a good starting position for educators developing materials, there is a need for future work to address these weaknesses as such tools are required across health education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CONCEPTUAL structures
CONSENSUS (Social sciences)
CONTENT analysis
EXPERIMENTAL design
HEALTH education
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL education
MEDICAL students
PSYCHOMETRICS
QUALITY assurance
QUESTIONNAIRES
RESEARCH evaluation
SYSTEMATIC reviews
THEMATIC analysis
NATIONAL competency-based educational tests
UNDERGRADUATES
RESEARCH methodology evaluation
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0142159X
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Medical Teacher
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 137542311
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2018.1562166