Development of a competency-based clinical assessment instrument for exit level oral hygiene students at the University of Western Cape

Abstract

Seminal to the process of a health sciences curriculum evaluation is the periodic review of clinical assessment instruments that measure competency. An assessment of quality is facilitated by using a well-structured, authentic and reliable instrument. This process rests on designing and measuring the instrument against a sound framework and validating it for scientific merit. This paper documents the pedagogy and the process taken in developing an improved formative competency-based assessment instrument for the final year students of the Bachelor of Oral Health program (BOH) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC).

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Keywords

Clinical assessment, Instrument development, Oral hygiene, University of Western Cape, Higher education

Citation

Naidoo, M. et al. (2022). Development of a competency-based clinical assessment instrument for exit level oral hygiene students at the University of Western Cape. BMC Oral Health, 22(1), 452. 10.1186/s12903-022-02498-3