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1ExamSoft Assessment Conference | #ASSESS2015
ExamSoft Assessment Conference
#ASSESS2015
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Jason Yamaki, Pharm.D., Ph.D.Assistant Director of Assessment
Assistant Professor – Infectious Disease Department of Pharmacy Practice
Chapman University, School of PharmacyCalifornia. USA
Siu Fun Wong, Pharm.D., FASHP, FCSHPAssociate Dean of Assessment and Scholarship
Professor – OncologyDepartment of Pharmacy Practice
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Objectives
Participants will be able:
1. To develop a personalized exam blueprint (Integrated vs Traditional)
2. Design an ExamSoft category system to align with the exam blueprint
3. Create, maintain and optimize the use of the an ExamSoft examination question bank
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Chapman University School of Pharmacy (CUSP)
– 3-year accelerated program (T1-T6 didactic with introductory experiential, T7&8 experiential)
– Inaugural class 9/2015– 60 students– “Flipped Classroom” andragogy– Curriculum course mappings include cognitive level
dimensions (1Foundational – 4Mastery)– Integrated examinations via ExamSoft
Introduction
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Integrated Examinations
• Every 3-week summative assessment• Total of 5 integrated exams during each of the six trimesters• Integrated examinations cover content materials from all
courses offered in the trimester• Integrated exam #5 is cumulative• Prepares students for the Pharmacy Board exams, less stress,
streamlined exam scheduling• Questions submitted by faculty to ExamSoft• OAS creates assessments according to Exam Blueprint
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Examination Blueprint
• Important for:– Breadth, depth, and content – Guidance for composition of questions to match
lesson objectives at the intended cognitive levels (1F – 4M)
• Challenges and Considerations– Appropriate allocations of questions for each
course– Time issue with higher cognitive level questions– Point distributions– Allotted length of exams vs examinee fatigue
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Exam Blueprint Development
^ Depends on course classification (didactic = 4Qs/CH, skills = 2Qs/CH, hybrid = 3Qs/CH)
*
* 15 weeks
^
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T1 anticipated mostly 1F
Foundational – Remembering, UnderstandingIntermediate – Applying (examining, connecting)Advanced – Complex analyzing (comparing, organizing); evaluatingMastery - Creating
Exam Blueprint Development
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ExamSoft Categories
• Seven categories created in Examsoft• Categories are created to align with
- Curriculum mapping parameters- Exam Blueprint parameters
• Each assessment question is coded to all 7 categories by faculty
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• Tagging/coding = easier assessment of exam questions’ content and cognitive level distribution
• Guide for assessment/examination development to comply with Exam Blueprint
ExamSoft Categories
Question Bank Development
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Thank You!
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