Vista Assessments
Suggested Grade Distribution for summative assessments
- Intra-block summative assessments
- Preferred method of delivery is online/weekend
- Flexibility to schedule ONE in-person mid-term exam
- Should be cumulative for the block
- End-of-block summative assessments
- Block-final
- 60-80 MCQs; 2 hours duration (9-11am)
- Cumulative for the block (and for the curriculum as opportunity presents)
- If Monday of the exam week is a holiday, rescheduled on Tuesday morning
- Focused retests in such cases are preferred to be delivered online on Saturday/Sunday (with option to take it Friday of the same week or Monday of the next week)
- Block-final
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- NBME
- Exams will increase in number of questions (and thereby duration) progressing through the curriculum
- P1 and P2 – 40 questions (1 hour)
- BII through GI – 60 questions (1.5 hours)
- CVS through Endo/Repro – 80 questions (2 hours)
- Exams will start at 1pm of the Monday of WIN week
- Exams will be increasingly cumulative progressing through the curriculum
- 5-10% of questions will be cumulative in P2
- 10-15% questions will be cumulative for BII through GI
- 15-20% questions will be cumulative for CVS through Endo/Repro
- If Monday of the exam week is a holiday, rescheduled on Tuesday afternoon
- Exams will increase in number of questions (and thereby duration) progressing through the curriculum
- NBME
- Intra-block formative assessments
- Minimum one per week with substantial feedback
- Examples – practice quizzes (with rationale), self-assessments, pre-reading questions, consolidation questions, assignments (non-graded), IODs (anatomy, imaging, and NSB), practice practicals (anatomy and imaging), flashcards (histology), U-World questions
- Minimum one per week with substantial feedback
- Intra-block narrative assessments
- Minimum one per block – desirable to have earlier within the block
- Examples of sessions that can generate narrative feedback/assessment – PBL, SIM, core small group sessions, conferences
- Standardized template for feedback
- Desire to maintain same student groups and faculty partners
- Minimum one per block – desirable to have earlier within the block
MAY 23 2023 | cjb