TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and trialling of a graduated descriptors tool for Australian pharmacy students
AU - Stupans, Ieva
AU - Owen, Susanne
AU - McKauge, Leigh
AU - Pont, Lisa
AU - Ryan, Greg
AU - Woulfe, Jim
PY - 2012/11
Y1 - 2012/11
N2 - Profession-derived competency standards are key determinants for curriculum and assessment in many professional university programmes. An Australian Learning and Teaching Council funded project used a participatory action research approach to enable the collaborative development of a graduated (or incremental) descriptors tool related to competencies, applicable to Australian pharmacy students at various stages within their university programmes. Consultations with pharmacy professional/registration organisations, students, preceptors and academics throughout Australia were undertaken. Recording of key themes of discussions and progressive development of the tool occurred. Initial trialling of the tool in pharmacy programmes at two different Australian universities has indicated that students were ambivalent regarding the tool and, for example, its usefulness for self-assessment against competencies and its role in supporting learning. Preceptors, supporting students on placements, were however very positive about the tool, its usefulness in supporting learning and in supporting discussions between preceptors and students.
AB - Profession-derived competency standards are key determinants for curriculum and assessment in many professional university programmes. An Australian Learning and Teaching Council funded project used a participatory action research approach to enable the collaborative development of a graduated (or incremental) descriptors tool related to competencies, applicable to Australian pharmacy students at various stages within their university programmes. Consultations with pharmacy professional/registration organisations, students, preceptors and academics throughout Australia were undertaken. Recording of key themes of discussions and progressive development of the tool occurred. Initial trialling of the tool in pharmacy programmes at two different Australian universities has indicated that students were ambivalent regarding the tool and, for example, its usefulness for self-assessment against competencies and its role in supporting learning. Preceptors, supporting students on placements, were however very positive about the tool, its usefulness in supporting learning and in supporting discussions between preceptors and students.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84868321428&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/02602938.2011.576311
DO - 10.1080/02602938.2011.576311
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84868321428
VL - 37
SP - 829
EP - 845
JO - Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
JF - Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
SN - 0260-2938
IS - 7
ER -