Thursday, 27th August 2026 - 11:30 to 13:00
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Timezone:
UTC +1
Duration:
90 Minute
Venue:
EOK: György Hevesy Lecture Ha
Session type:
Type 1: Organised, planned and delivered by the ADEE
Workshop
Session synopsis:
Designing assessments in a modern dental program requires careful planning to ensure graduates are safe to enter the workforce, first-day ready for independent practice.
Determining the appropriate assessment type, one that is both credible and trustworthy, to ensure a meaningful measurement of student ability is challenging.
Through a series of presentations and activities this workshop will:
- Educate participants about the evidence-based approaches to identifying and using appropriate dental assessments
- Describe the benefits, and challenges, of the various assessment types in dental education settings
- Support participants to develop, or evaluate, a framework for a whole of program assessment blueprint
- Draw on real-life experiences to help participants how to influence assessment reform using change management principles.
Programme:
| 5 minutes | Presentation - Introduction of the session |
| 10 minutes | Group discussion – Initial prompt - Describe your assessment issues and what you hope to get from the session. |
| 20 minutes | Presentation - Descriptions of evidence-based dental assessments, pros and cons. What to choose and when. |
| 15 minutes | Group discussion – Initial prompt – Are you using the right assessment combination in the right place, at the right time, or did this presentation provoke ideas for change? |
| 20 minutes | Presentation – Where to start when creating an assessment blueprint, how to implement a new blueprint into an existing program. |
| 10 minutes | Group discussion – In pairs or groups of three – describe to each other your assessment blueprint, what support do you need to create one. Consider using the provided template to support your blueprint design. |
| 10 minutes | Presentation – The presenters will describe their current process of assessment reform at their institutions and offer solutions to support others embarking on a similar process. |
Chair:
Learning Outcomes:
- Use an evidence-based approach to select the most appropriate assessment type to measure different clinical competencies.
- Design (or evaluate an existing) assessment blueprint for validity, reliability and to ensure all competencies are assessed.
- Develop a change management process for implementing or adapting assessments at your institution.
