Web-based Competency Assessment System for Microscopic Urinalysis

A two-year study of microscopic urinalysis competency using the urinalysis-review computer program.

BACKGROUND The microscopic examination of urine sediment is one of the most commonly performed microscope-based laboratory tests, but despite its widespread use, there has been no detailed study of the competency of medical technologists in performing this test. One reason for this is the lack of an effective competency assessment tool that can be applied uniformly across an institution. METH...

WebSAT: A Web-based Competency Self-Assessment System Linking to Educational Resources

We describe a web-based system that enables an individual to assess him/her self against the set of competencies required for a variety of roles in the area of Applied Health Informatics (AHI). The competencies themselves were developed by a multi-disciplinary team under the auspices of the Canadian Institute for Health Research (CIHR), and include the knowledge, skills, and experience necessar...

Competency-Based Assessment for Clinical Supervisors: Design-Based Research on a Web-Delivered Program

BACKGROUND Clinicians need to be supported by universities to use credible and defensible assessment practices during student placements. Web-based delivery of clinical education in student assessment offers professional development regardless of the geographical location of placement sites. OBJECTIVE This paper explores the potential for a video-based constructivist Web-based program to supp...

Response-Driven Web-Based Assessment System

This paper focuses on a response-driven Web-based assessment system enhancing learning. The system responds to students’ needs as they progress through the system. A structured environment, suitable for producing automatic help through logic-based and qualitative reasoning mechanisms guiding students in their navigation, is provided. To decide when to recommend a student to solve another proble...

Web-based Object Oriented Multimedia Assessment System