TY - JOUR
T1 - Evidence for validity within workplace assessment: the Longitudinal Evaluation of Performance (LEP)
AU - Prescott-Clements, Linda
AU - van der Vleuten, Cees
AU - Schuwirth, Lambert
AU - Hurst, Yvonne
AU - Rennie, James
PY - 2008/2/20
Y1 - 2008/2/20
N2 - The drive towards valid and reliable assessment methods for health professions' training is becoming increasingly focused towards authentic models of workplace performance assessment. This study investigates the validity of such a method, longitudinal evaluation of performance (LEP), which has been implemented in the assessment of postgraduate dental trainees in Scotland. Although it is similar in format to the mini-CEX (mini clinical evaluation exercise) and other tools that use global ratings for assessing performance in the workplace, a number of differences exist in the way in which the LEP has been implemented. These include the use of a reference point for evaluators' judgement that represents the standard expected upon completion of the training, flexibility, a greater range of cases assessed and the use of frequency scores within feedback to identify trainees' progress over time.
AB - The drive towards valid and reliable assessment methods for health professions' training is becoming increasingly focused towards authentic models of workplace performance assessment. This study investigates the validity of such a method, longitudinal evaluation of performance (LEP), which has been implemented in the assessment of postgraduate dental trainees in Scotland. Although it is similar in format to the mini-CEX (mini clinical evaluation exercise) and other tools that use global ratings for assessing performance in the workplace, a number of differences exist in the way in which the LEP has been implemented. These include the use of a reference point for evaluators' judgement that represents the standard expected upon completion of the training, flexibility, a greater range of cases assessed and the use of frequency scores within feedback to identify trainees' progress over time.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2007.02965.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2007.02965.x
M3 - Article
SN - 0308-0110
VL - 42
SP - 488
EP - 495
JO - Medical Education
JF - Medical Education
IS - 5
ER -