B1

B1: Trusting Judgements – a new approach to progression without a numeric scale

Session speaker(s):
Professor Jacky Hayden
Professor Colin Melville
Dr Kim Walker

Session objectives:

• To share and consider approaches to measuring progression through professional judgements
• To share and consider the implementation of a non-numeric approach to progression
• To share and consider experiences in using judgements in health care education.

Session summary:
This workshop, facilitated by three experienced educators, will explore with the profession how a framework of professional judgements and reflection might replace the current numeric assessment frameworks to determine progression in medical education.   

Session hosted by:
The Academy of Medical Educators, GMC, ASME

Session theme:
Assessment of learning

Target audience group:
Undergraduates
Postgraduates
Managers
Administration
Academics
Nurses, midwives and allied health professionals
Researchers
Policy Makers

Target care sector:
Transitions in the medical education pathway