james wolff monita baba-djara march 26, 2010. course goal: ◦ to prepare students to work in...
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Assessment in Practice Based Learning
The Case for the Job Interview
James WolffMonita Baba-Djara
March 26, 2010
Course goal:◦ To prepare students to
work in maternal and child health in a developing country setting
24 MPH students Fifteen 2½h sessions Student centered Practice based
Our Course
Five sessions◦Developed and
conducted by students
◦Interactive◦Simulate situations
and activities from MCH practice in developing countries
The Technical Workshops
Integrated course design◦ Form close alignment with
goals and activities Rigorous and broad
◦ Ability to probe knowledge in all dimensions of significant learning
Based in practice◦ Simulated a professional
experience
Our Challenge
Excellent alignment with course goals and teaching and learning activities
Plus
Rigorous Oral Assessment
Practice Based- building work place skills◦ Job search preparation◦ Interviewing skills
The Job Interview as Assessment
Integrated Course DesignGoal
Develop skills to work
effectively in MCH in
developing countriesAssessment
Job Interview for an MCH
position
Teaching/ LearningActivitiesTechnical
workshops that simulate the type of work done by MCH professionals
Requires extensive preparation
Probes in depth Assesses all six
dimensions of significant learning
Rigor, Depth, Breadth
Learn about the organization offering the job
Read and understand the job description
Identify key aspects of the job and prepare for questions in these areas
Prepare cover letter and CV Discuss class and other
experience in light of the responsibilities in the job description
Building workplace skills
Modeled candidate selection procedures used by an international public health consulting company◦ Adapted a real job description for
MCH position based on material covered in technical workshops
Adapted a candidate evaluation form and developed an interview guide ◦ Created range of responses
based on job description and course content
Creating A Job Interview Assessment
Job Announcement The Job Interview Candidate
assessment form for feedback
Discussion and hiring recommendations for each candidate
Conducting the Job Interview
Written assessment Final reflections
strengths that you brought to this job interview
suggestions on how you can improve your performance in a job interview in the future.
Critical incident questionnaire
Providing Feedback and Reflection
Assessing All Dimensions of Significant Learning
Learning How to Learn
Foundational Knowledge Caring
Application
IntegrationHuman
Dimension
Assessing All Dimensions of Significant Learning
FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE•Able to show depth of knowledge•Demonstrate ability to frame ideas and concepts
• Mastery of facts
• Ability to frame concepts
Assessing All Dimensions of Significant Learning
APPLICATION• Opportunity to Illustrate ideas and concepts from their own experience and experience in class
• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving
Assessing All Dimensions of Significant Learning
INTEGRATION• Demonstrate the extent that simulated experience in workshops is integrated with other skills and concepts
• Making Connections between people, concepts and ideas
Assessing All Dimensionsof Significant Learning
Human Dimension•Opportunity to discuss team experience•Demonstrate understanding of issues that arise working in teams
• Leadership
• Multi-cultural education
• Working as a member of a team
• Embodying environmental ethics
Assessing All Dimensions of Significant Learning
Caring
•Able to communicate interest, commitment and passion for MCH
• Become excited about MCH
• Desire to be an effective MCH professional
Assessing All Dimensions of Significant Learning
LEARNING HOW TO LEARN•Able to talk about learning•Reflect on the learning experience as a professional skill
• How to inquire and construct knowledge
• How to be an effective learner
• How to pursue self-directed learning
“not only made me review all of the course content, but because I was preparing for an interview, I really thought about how what we learned could be applied in the real world…”
Student Feedback 1
“The interview demanded that we draw connections…It provided me the opportunity to discuss what I have not only learned in this course, but during the course of my education…”
Student Feedback 2
“I was surprised about how much I actually knew. I enjoyed talking about what I had learned and was pleasantly surprised when the answers or my opinions came out of my mouth so easily. I really felt as if I had learned concrete things in the past weeks”
Student Feedback 3
Aligns goals, activities and assessment for strong integrated course design
Allows rigorous assessment of six dimensions of significant learning
Builds practice based skills
Conclusion
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