Assessment Tools And Resources
ICVA’s Academic Veterinary Assessment Working Group has curated the following list of assessment resources. If you have questions or suggestions for resources for the list please send your requests to mail@icva.net. This list will be updated regularly as more resources are made available online. This list of resources is not intended to be exclusive or exhaustive and ICVA does not endorse or promote a particular resource by virtue of including it on the list. The list of sources is intended to be merely illustrative of the types of assessment resources that are available to the public online.
General Resources
Competency Based Veterinary Education
AAVMC, a 3-part guide, 3 pdfs
Evaluation Resources
WMU, numerous pdf checklists
Selected Response
Online Item Writing Tutorial
NBME 45 minute tutorial
Online Assessment Methods
Assessment in a Virtual Environment
DaVinci Education, article
Taylor Institute Online Assessment in Higher Education
U of Calgary, 58-page pdf guide
Constructed Response
12 Tips for Assessing Medical Knowledge with Open-Ended Questions
Medical Teacher, article for purchase
Observation/Workplace Based Assessment
Assessment of Competency in the Workplace
CanMEDS, series of tools
Research Methods
Assessment Methods
NCME, print and video resources
Effect size calculator
UCCS, online calculator
Content Analysis
U of Texas, 12-page pdf
