Engaging speech pathology students in design and validation of competency based assessment in the workplace

Competency based assessment in speech pathology is an assessment tool designed and developed through a process that included student engagement. This paper will describe why student engagement was initiated, how it was facilitated during project design and validation, and the outcomes of this process. Student opinion regarding the assessment design and process will be described and compared to feedback from clinical educators. The congruence between these perspectives will be highlighted and implications for assessment design and promoting learning in the workplace discussed.

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