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Boosting competence-orientation in undergraduate medical education - A web-based tool linking curricular mapping and visual analytics
- Source :
- Medical teacher. 41(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Objectives: Transition to competency-based medical education is a highly challenging endeavor. Students, teachers and institutions need curricular transparency for understanding the build-up of competencies in terms of coverage, sequence and consistence of learning objectives and assessment. The project aim was to develop and implement a web-based interactive platform for curriculum mapping, diagnostics, and development. The tool should be transferable to other faculties and allow description and visualization of medical curricula in comparison to given national competency-based standards. Methods: In a design-based multi-center approach, four German medical faculties cooperated and developed a standardized, common mapping tool (MERlin database). Implemented are techniques for big data handling and visual analytics. Results: The platform profile is adapted closely to user needs. Intuitive data entry and comfortable quality maintenance support teacher engagement. Individual navigation for curricular diagnostics is guided by practice-oriented questions. Sophisticated, easy-understandable visualizations show curricular strengths and weaknesses. Transparency in contributing departments facilitates goal-oriented dialogs. Currently, 14 of 38 German faculties use the platform. Conclusions: In view of huge amounts of data and complex curricular structures, the MERlin database facilitates effective curriculum mapping, goal-oriented curriculum development, comparison to national competency-based standards, effective data sharing and benchmarking across faculties with different curriculum management systems.
- Subjects :
- Visual analytics
Models, Educational
Faculty, Medical
020205 medical informatics
Computer science
Big data
02 engineering and technology
Education
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Germany
Curriculum mapping
ComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATION
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
Curriculum development
Web application
Humans
Learning
030212 general & internal medicine
Competence (human resources)
Curriculum
Medical education
Internet
Motivation
business.industry
General Medicine
Competency-Based Education
Data sharing
Clinical Competence
business
Goals
Education, Medical, Undergraduate
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1466187X
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Medical teacher
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....6690f62b9f8b79979c6aefc3ca633b81