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24 September 2007

Educational Development In Assessment And Evaluation

The Implementation For Medical Education
Nurfitri Bustamam, Ssi, MKes
Department of Physiology Faculty of Medicine University of UPN “Veteren” Jakarta

Abstract

The implementation of competency based curriculum wich incorporating Student centered Problem-based, Integrated, Community-based, Elective and Systematic (SPICES) as educational strategy requires new mwthod of assesment, peer assesment, and performance assesment. The implementation of the new curriculum also requires evaluation. Evaluation is an essential part of the educational process related to quality assurance. The aim of evaluation is quality improvement. Evaluation may cover the process and/or the outcome of any aspect of education. This article also discusses the importance of evaluation in teaching and assessment for medical education.

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