Examples of learning outcomes and assessment strategies (24 January 2007, pm session)

In your groups devise a learning outcome and an appropriate assessment strategy – 3 minutes feedback to the whole group

Group 1
Learning outcome
To use the thesaurus mapping option in Medline (Mesh)

Assessment strategy
List three terms and identify the preferred thesaurus term in each case
1: thesaurus term
2: non-thesaurus term (but related)
3: completely different term (so has to identify preferred term)

Group 2
Learning outcome
To use the Cochrane library to search for, locate and interpret a systematic review

Assessment strategy
Worksheet with questions on search strategy used, asking you to locate a specific review, to reproduce the search strategy and make use of the information from the review such as graphs, dates of amendments, etc.


Group 3
Learning outcome
To be able to set up and save a list of favourites (must specify the web browser)

Assessment strategy
Find five examples of URLs, open and save them in the favourite list


Group 4
Learning outcome
To reference journal articles using the Harvard system

Assessment strategy
To reference correctly three journal articles (details taken from a journal extract and bibliographic records) using the Harvard system

Group 5
Learning outcome
To improve GPs information seeking skills on health care provision for refugees

Assessment strategy
At the end of the session check that the right sources are searched and that the relevant references are found (short term) Implementation of improvements to health care provision through enhanced ISB of doctors (long term)