BACKGROUND Emergency surgery has become a neglected specialization in Europe and in many other parts of the world. In certain medical fields, emergency surgery isn't even considered an autonomous specialization. However every emergency surgeon must have a good formation in General Surgery but exist huge disparities between different European surgical formative systems. METHODS An analysis of ...

IS research has shown the importance of trust in domains such as e-commerce or technology acceptance. Researchers also emphasize the importance of the identification of factors that influence trust. Unfortunately, the currently dominant reflective measurement does not offer these insights, and thus this contribution aims at developing a formative measurement model for trust. To achieve this, we...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the perceptions of UK psychiatry trainees (residents) towards workplace-based assessments (WPBAs) as formative learning tools. WPBAs are a new form of UK mandatory assessment. METHODS Two focus group interviews were held with psychiatry trainees at different stages of training in Cambridge, UK. RESULTS Trainees identified a number of opportunities and ...

OBJECTIVE This paper describes the methods and key findings of formative research conducted to design a school-based program for obesity prevention. MATERIALS AND METHODS Formative research was based on the ecological model and the principles of social marketing. A mixed method approach was used. Qualitative (direct observation, indepth interviews, focus group discussions and photo-voice) and...

OBJECTIVES Insufficient attention has been given to how information from computer-based clinical case simulations is presented, collected, and scored. Research is needed on how best to design such simulations to acquire valid performance assessment data that can act as useful feedback for educational applications. This report describes a study of a new simulation format with design features aim...

The formative assessment process and the difficulties found in online assessment overloads the educators activities. The doctoral research presented in this paper aims to reduce this overload through a formative assessment support based on interface agents.