Establishing Trust When Assessing Learners: Barriers and Opportunities

Trust plays a critical role in the assessment of learners in the clinical setting. In an ideal system, learners can be vulnerable and share their limitations and areas for improvement, while faculty possess the time and skill to provide specific feedback that enables learners to achieve competency i...

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Veröffentlicht in:Academic Medicine 2019-12, Vol.94 (12), p.1851-1853
Hauptverfasser: Dolan, Brigid M, Arnold, Jason, Green, Marianne M
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Trust plays a critical role in the assessment of learners in the clinical setting. In an ideal system, learners can be vulnerable and share their limitations and areas for improvement, while faculty possess the time and skill to provide specific feedback that enables learners to achieve competency in clinical skills. For medical students, a number of threats to the establishment of trust in the learning environment exist, including the interplay between feedback and grades, the existence of bias, and competing demands for faculty time. However, several strategies can help institutions to overcome these threats and foster a culture of trust related to assessment and assessment systemsProvide ungraded environments where learners are able to be vulnerable, cocreate assessments and assessment systems with faculty and learners, acknowledge and address bias, and provide faculty with adequate time and resources to employ best practices in assessment. By intentionally employing these strategies, our institutions can support trust in assessment systems and further learner growth and achievement.
ISSN:1040-2446
1938-808X
DOI:10.1097/ACM.0000000000002982