TY - CHAP
T1 - Assessing the alignment of objectives, instructional activities, and assessments in a biomedical informatics curriculum
AU - Williams, Tremaine Brueon
AU - Kenney, Bonita Elaine
AU - Littleton, Daniel Kenneth
AU - Nahm Zozus, Meredith
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The objective of this research was to assess the alignment of course learning objectives, instructional activities, and course assessments in a Biomedical Informatics curriculum. Each syllabi in the curriculum was reviewed and scored according to a validated rubric. Disagreements among reviewers adjudicated by consensus. Only low and moderate levels of alignment were identified. The results indicated the needs and goals of courses could be more effectively met with faculty investment in syllabi redesign and clarification to achieve course objectives. Root causes included word choice in learning objective statement as well as lack of consideration of instructional scaffolding by the course developer.
AB - The objective of this research was to assess the alignment of course learning objectives, instructional activities, and course assessments in a Biomedical Informatics curriculum. Each syllabi in the curriculum was reviewed and scored according to a validated rubric. Disagreements among reviewers adjudicated by consensus. Only low and moderate levels of alignment were identified. The results indicated the needs and goals of courses could be more effectively met with faculty investment in syllabi redesign and clarification to achieve course objectives. Root causes included word choice in learning objective statement as well as lack of consideration of instructional scaffolding by the course developer.
KW - alignment
KW - curriculum
KW - learning objectives
KW - taxonomy
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U2 - 10.3233/978-1-61499-951-5-494
DO - 10.3233/978-1-61499-951-5-494
M3 - Chapter
C2 - 30741246
AN - SCOPUS:85061280359
T3 - Studies in Health Technology and Informatics
SP - 494
EP - 500
BT - Improving Usability, Safety and Patient Outcomes with Health Information Technology
A2 - Kuo, Alex Mu-Hsing
A2 - Kushniruk, Andre
A2 - Lau, Francis
A2 - Borycki, Elizabeth M.
A2 - Bliss, Gerry
A2 - Monkman, Helen
A2 - Roudsari, Abdul Vahabpour
A2 - Bartle-Clar, John A.
A2 - Courtney, Karen L.
PB - IOS Press
ER -