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Assessing interprofessional competence using a prospective reflective portfolio.
- Source :
- Journal of Interprofessional Care; May2015, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p179-187, 9p, 4 Charts, 3 Graphs
- Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- The assessment of interprofessional competence or capability following interprofessional education (IPE) remains essential if we are to ensure future practitioners who are able to work in teams and collaborate for improved health outcomes. Any IPE curriculum must design and describe its theoretical stance and this also applies to how learning will be assessed. This article reports on a study of the use of an IPE portfolio by students across 10 professions as a flexible framework for students to demonstrate their learning. Using a qualitative approach, the completed portfolios of a proportion of students from medicine, social work, and speech and language therapy were read, and a sub-set of students were interviewed to gain their perceptions of this assessment process. The findings are discussed in the light of the value of reflection for learning to consolidate interprofessional understanding. The study highlights how emotional and cognitive learning triggers lead to new understandings for collaborative practice reached only because students were able to reflect on their experiences. The portfolio is now summative and includes other assessment components. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ABILITY
COMMUNICATION education
CONTENT analysis
CURRICULUM
EDUCATION research
ETHNIC groups
EXPERIENCE
HEALTH occupations students
HOLISTIC medicine
INTERDISCIPLINARY education
INTERPROFESSIONAL relations
INTERVIEWING
LEARNING
LONGITUDINAL method
RESEARCH methodology
CASE studies
MEDICAL students
MEDICAL practice
REFLECTION (Philosophy)
SOCIAL workers
SPEECH therapists
STEREOTYPES
STUDENTS
STUDENT attitudes
TRAINING
EMPLOYMENT portfolios
QUALITATIVE research
JUDGMENT sampling
SOCIAL constructionism
PROFESSIONALISM
QUANTITATIVE research
THEMATIC analysis
NATIONAL competency-based educational tests
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13561820
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Interprofessional Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 102271717
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3109/13561820.2014.983593