1Professor, Department of Community Medicine, G. R. Medical College, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
2Professor, Department of Biochemistry, MAMC, New Delhi, India
3Associate Professor, Department of Paediatric and Preventive Dentistry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
4Group Captain, Department of Paediatrics, Command Hospital (Air Force), Bangalore, Karnataka, India
5Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, Uttrakhand
6Professor and Head, Department of Pharmacology, CMC, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
*Corresponding author email id: binita.dr@gmail.com
Online published on 16 January, 2019.
Assessment is an integral component of curriculum. It is essential for the assessment of learning as well as assessment for learning. With time, there have been drastic changes in the assessment system with more emphasis on continual evaluation instead of two or three assessments throughout the year. With the advent of competency-based medical education, there is an urgent need to plan assessment for the authentic evaluation of skills and competency of the students. This article describes the types, advantages and attributes of assessment in medical education.
Formative assessment, Summative assessment, Internal assessment, Synoptic assessment, Ipsative assessment
