TALENT - Teaching and Learning Education for New Teachers

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Directions

1: Introduction

2: Principals of Adult
Education

3: How Do People
Learn?

4: Planning for
Learning

5: Clinical Teaching

6: Teaching in the
Ambulatory Setting

7: Teaching in the
Inpatient Setting

8: The Art and Science of Effective
Lecturing

9: Learning in Small
Groups

10: General Principles
of Evaluation

11: Clinical Evaluation

12: Construction of
Multiple-choice
Tests

13: Giving Feedback

Final Thoughts

Quiz

References

Module 10: General Principles of Evaluation

Sources of Error in Evaluation

Despite the best-laid plans, educators need to be vigilant in the processes used so that evaluation data are useful. Below are some common sources for error in evaluation as well as strategies to address errors.

Using only part of the scale
The halo effect
Confidentiality
Rating non-performance attributes