Article 2006

The wheel of competency assessment: Presenting quality criteria for competency assessment programs

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Baartman, Liesbeth K.J.
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Bastiaens, Theo J.
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Kirschner, Paul A.
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Van Der Vleuten, Cees P.M.
Studies in Educational Evaluation
Journal · Vol. 32 · Issue 2 · pp. 153-170
Abstract

Instruction and learning are increasingly based on competencies, causing a call for assessment methods to adequately determine competency acquisition. Because competency assessment is such a complex endeavor, one single assessment method seems not to be sufficient. This necessitates Competency Assessment Programs (CAPS) that combine different methods, ranging from classical tests to recently developed assessment methods. However, many of the quality criteria used for classical tests cannot be applied to CAPS, since they use a combination of different methods rather than just one. This article presents a framework of 10 quality criteria for CAPS. An expert focus group was used to validate this framework. The results confirm the framework (9 out of 10 criteria) and expand it with 3 additional criteria. Based on the results, an adapted and layered new framework is presented. © 2006 Elsevier Science Ltd.

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Open Universiteit, Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands
Universiteit Maastricht, Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands
Funding & Acknowledgements
Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, NWO
Grant: 411-02-363, PROO 411-02-363
The authors want to thank all participants in the expert focus group for their useful comments and discussions. This research was supported by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) under project number PROO 411-02-363.
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