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Assessing Student Performance

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Assessment bridges the gap between teaching and learning. Perhaps second only to teaching, assessing student performance is a fundamental role in the life of a teacher. Assessment is important because it provides students with feedback about their performance; this information reinforces their areas of strength and highlights areas of weakness. Using this feedback, students can direct their study strategies and seek additional resources to improve their performance.

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  1. OMERAD (Office of Medical Education Research and Development), Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, 965 Fee Road, Room A202, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA

    Brian Mavis Ph.D.

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  1. Office of Medical Education, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

    Kathryn N. Huggett

  2. Office of Medical Education, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont, USA

    William B. Jeffries

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Mavis, B. (2014). Assessing Student Performance. In: Huggett, K., Jeffries, W. (eds) An Introduction to Medical Teaching. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9066-6_15

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