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Measuring Ability Through a Varied Assessment Menu LYN WESTCOTT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & ACADEMIC LEAD OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Measuring Ability Through a Varied Assessment Menu LYN WESTCOTT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & ACADEMIC LEAD OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

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Page 1: Measuring Ability Through a Varied Assessment Menu LYN WESTCOTT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & ACADEMIC LEAD OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Measuring Ability Through a Varied Assessment MenuLYN WESTCOTT

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR &

ACADEMIC LEAD OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Page 2: Measuring Ability Through a Varied Assessment Menu LYN WESTCOTT ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR & ACADEMIC LEAD OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

This session will consider …

Influences on developing the assessment menu

Links between assessment and practice

Viva voce to assess clinical / professional

reasoning

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Influences on assessment menu Scope of practice: includes health – social care – 3rd sector – prisons – health promotion – schools

sole practitioner, qualification for all areas of entry practice

Valuing different learning styles & innovative approaches to practice

Expectations of professional working and CPD as part of LLL

College of Occupational Therapists Education Standards (2009)

HCPC Standards of Education (2012a)

College of Occupational Therapists Curriculum Guidance (2008)

HCPC Standards of Proficiency for Occupational Therapy (2012b)

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Spiral curriculum design to develop integrated knowledge base and skills (Westcott et al. 2010)

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Links between assessment & practice 1Level

4 Functional Anatomy & Physiology for Occupation: 1 Hour MCQ examPreparation for Practice Year 1: Essay Psycho-social Concepts for Occupation: Case Based Short Answers Foundations for Occupational Therapy Practice 1: Essay

Practice Placement 1: Practitioner Assessment & Case Study Presentation

Foundations for Occupational Therapy Practice 2:Short Answer Examination – 1 hour (50%) Report (50%)Humans as Occupational Beings Through the Life Cycle – Appraise Research Paper (80%) Image based presentation (peer assessed) (20%)

5 Practice Placement 2: Practitioner Assessment & Case Study Viva Voce

Occupational Therapy Toolbox: Techniques Portfolio

Occupational Challenges across the Lifecycle: Occupational Challenges Analysis Project Studies: MCQ Exam: 1 hour (50%) Group Protocol (50%)Occupational Presence:Volunteering Report

6 Exploration into Practice: Facilitated Poster Presentation Project Studies 2: Group research short report (50%), Individual oral presentation (50%)Occupation for Promoting Health & Wellness of Communities: Critical evaluation essay

Preparation for Professional Practice Essay The Contemporary Practitioner Patchwork text

Practice Placement 3 - Practitioner Assessment & Viva Voce

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Links between assessment & practice 2Level

4 Functional Anatomy & Physiology for Occupation: 1 Hour MCQ examPreparation for Practice Year 1: Essay Psycho-social Concepts for Occupation: Case Based Short Answers Foundations for Occupational Therapy Practice 1: Essay

Practice Placement 1: Practitioner Assessment & Case Study Presentation

Foundations for Occupational Therapy Practice 2:Short Answer Examination – 1 hour (50%) Report (50%)Humans as Occupational Beings Through the Life Cycle – Appraise Research Paper (80%) Image based presentation (peer assessed) (20%)

5 Practice Placement 2: Practitioner Assessment & Case Study based viva voce

Occupational Therapy Toolbox: Techniques Portfolio

Occupational Challenges across the Lifecycle: Occupational Challenges Analysis Project Studies: MCQ Exam: 1 hour (50%) Group Protocol (50%)Occupational Presence:Volunteering Report

6 Exploration into Practice: Facilitated Poster Presentation Project Studies 2: Group research short report (50%), Individual oral presentation (50%)Occupation for Promoting Health & Wellness of Communities: Critical evaluation essay

Preparation for Professional Practice Essay The Contemporary Practitioner Patchwork text

Practice Placement 3 Practitioner Assessment & Case Study based viva voce

examinations designed to track recall, some

problem solving

Presentations and viva voce are designed to develop confidence in articulating

professional reasoning skills to prepare students for professional presentations, inter-professional working and liaison

with colleagues / other agencies

Written submissions are designed to develop acquiring knowledge, analysis, ebp, synthesis and critique plus specific

professional skills e.g. report writing, reflection, OT process skills incl.

occupational analysis

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Links between assessment & practice 3Level

4 Functional Anatomy & Physiology for Occupation: 1 Hour MCQ examPreparation for Practice Year 1: Essay Psycho-social Concepts for Occupation: Case Based Short Answers Foundations for Occupational Therapy Practice 1: Essay

Practice Placement 1: Practitioner Assessment & Case Study Presentation

Foundations for Occupational Therapy Practice 2:Short Answer Examination – 1 hour (50%) Report (50%)Humans as Occupational Beings Through the Life Cycle – Appraise Research Paper (80%) Image based presentation (peer assessed) (20%)

5 Practice Placement 2: Practitioner Assessment & Case Study Viva Voce

Occupational Therapy Toolbox: Techniques Portfolio

Occupational Challenges across the Lifecycle: Occupational Challenges Analysis Project Studies: MCQ Exam: 1 hour (50%) Group Protocol (50%)Occupational Presence:Volunteering Report

6 Exploration into Practice: Facilitated Poster Presentation Project Studies 2: Group research short report (50%), Individual oral presentation (50%)Occupation for Promoting Health & Wellness of Communities: Critical evaluation essay

Preparation for Professional Practice: Essay The Contemporary Practitioner: Patchwork text

Practice Placement 3 - Practitioner Assessment & Viva Voce

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Practice placement assessment Practitioner Assessment:

Pass Fail – pass required to be eligible to attempt presentation / viva voce

Competencies on placement form move towards HCPC Standards of Proficiency over 3 years◦ Supported by a negotiated learning contract for that setting

Students required to complete and present a case study as formative Ax whilst on placement

Academic staff provide pre & mid placement training & mid placement quality monitoring visit – additional support may be given to support therapists & a failing student

Presentation / viva voce:

Presentation time & questioning increase from year 1 to year 3 – audio record & collect materials from students for externals

Presentations / vivas are jointly assessed by an OT academic and an OT practitioner

Assessors will mark independently then negotiate mark awarded according to criteria designed to reflect learning outcomes and university grading levels for each stage of study

A moderator will visit each assessment panel to ensure inter-rater reliability

All fails & a range further moderated by module lead before sending to external examiner

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Refs: College of Occupational Therapists (2008) Curriculum Guidance for Pre-registration Education. London. COT

College of Occupational Therapists (2009) Pre-registration Education Standards. London. COT

Health Care Professions Council (2012a) Standards of Education. London. HCPC

Health Care Professions Council (2012b) Standards of Proficiency for Occupational Therapy. London. HCPC

Westcott L, Seymour A, Roberts S (2010) Developing problem-based learning curricula. Chapter 4 in Clouston T, Westcott L, Whitcombe S, Riley J, Matheson R. Problem Based Learning in Health & Social Care. Oxford. Wiley-Blackwell