Choice of Assessment Type for Clinical Teaching

Abstract

Assessment for Learning is a powerful tool to improve learning and raise the standards of the study program. Quality of assessment depends on the validity and reliability of the assessment methods. Selection of assessment methods is very significant from among the variety of methods available1. This study aims at attempting to find out the preference of assessment methods from Clinical Teachers who involve in the assessment of the Clinical Skills of the students reading for MBBS Degree Course in the Universities of Sri Lanka. This assessment was done via interview administered questionnaire and the analysis of different variables. This study reveals that OSCE/ OSPE was the most preferred choice for the assessment of Clinical Skills, followed by Long Case / Short Case, Essay and Viva Voce which is a notable observation.