Workshops

Beyond test Scores: Harnessing Cognitive Diagnostic Modelling to Better Understand Students’ Needs

Test scores often drive learning in a negative, demotivating manner. Furthermore, students with similar scores might have different strengths and points that need further attention. Cognitive diagnostic modelling (CDM) is an emergent psychometric paradigm that aims to extract more information about students misconceptions and knowledge gaps from test results, helping teachers and students prioritize remediation efforts. In this workshop, participants will be able to understand this novel approach and learn how to apply CDM to their educational activities, particularly in formative assessment.

Misconceptions Within Programmatic Assessment: What Can We Learn From Them?

Over the last years programmatic assessment increasingly being implemented within (medical) curricula worldwide. However, since programmatic assessment is a concept, not a prescribed set of rules, it is prone to misconceptions. In this pre-conference workshop we discuss common misconceptions within programmatic assessment and most important: what can we learn from them?

During this pre-conference workshop we are combining theory with active discussions, resulting in tips and tricks that participants can apply to their own curriculum.