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Assessment is a process of gathering evidence to make decisions for a variety of purposes, including learners’ attainment of educational outcomes and teachers’ effectiveness. Program evaluation is a systematic method of assessment related to the design, implementation or outcomes of an educational innovation or program. Research in the domain of Assessment and Program Evaluation focuses on the theories and practices that underlie how learning is assessed and how educational programs are evaluated in HSE. Areas of research related to assessment include workplace-based assessment, examination of specific assessment methods (e.g., Objective Structured Clinical Examinations), validity investigations to generate evidence to support the use of assessment tools and methods, rater cognition, characteristics of effective feedback, and factors that influence feedback delivery and use. Research in program evaluation aims to inform methods and processes of evaluation, to ensure that they are rigorous and transferable to the numerous initiatives and programs that take place in different HSE contexts. Both areas of research endeavor to inform theory and practice.
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