The concept of development is ubiquitous throughout higher education. Development of critical thinking, problem-solving, and clinical reasoning are noted as important outcomes in higher education, including health professions education. In this era of widening scrutiny, demonstration of this outcome within programmatic assessment is becoming increasingly important. Programmatic assessment of cr...

OBJECTIVES The existence and survival of university institutes is increasingly dependent on assessments of research and education. In many countries also departments of biomedical informatics are assessed at regular intervals, often as part of the review of a Medical or Health Sciences Faculty, or a Research School. The article underlines the importance of periodic evaluation of research and ed...

BACKGROUND Family psycho-education is one of the most effective interventions for preventing relapse in patients with schizophrenia. We evaluated the efficacy of a needs-assessment-based educational program in comparison with a current program (textbook based) in the treatment of schizophrenia. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients with schizophrenia and their families (N = 60) were allocated to nee...

Current financial pressures within higher education institutions (HEIs) are driving new ways of delivering education and assessment. New technological developments are facilitating opportunities to rethink traditional educational methods and explore more innovative, effective approaches. Set against a background of increasing pressures to integrate technology to enhance learning, both in higher...

Fredrik Sandberg and Per Andersson, RPL for accreditation in higher education: as a process of mutual understanding or merely lifeworld colonisation?, 2011, Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, (36), 7, 767-780. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education is available online at informaworldTM: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2010.488793 Copyright: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)...