Twelve tips for increasing the defensibility of assessment decisions

Richard B. Hays; Gary Hamlin; Linda Crane

doi:10.3109/0142159X.2014.943711

Twelve tips for increasing the defensibility of assessment decisions

Richard B. Hays^*, Gary Hamlin, Linda Crane

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Abstract

In an era of increasing scrutiny of the performance of graduates in the workplace, there can be frustrations when decisions about learners with borderline or poor performance in formal assessments are over-turned in appeal processes. This article addresses the approach to reducing the uncertainty about assessment decisions and surviving appeals.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	433-436
Number of pages	4
Journal	Medical Teacher
Volume	37
Issue number	5
Early online date	2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3109/0142159X.2014.943711
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2015

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