Blueprinting an examination

While blueprinting is a critical part of validity, test design and construction, it is often poorly understood and implemented. It holds the key to constructively mapping your tests to your curriculum outcomes, and is an essential skill to develop as a health professions educator.

This workshop is designed for healthcare educators who want to learn about, and improve their skills in, designing blueprints and test construction.

This short course will be delivered as 2 live webinars, lasting 2.5 hrs each.

In the time between the webinars, participants are expected to design blueprints, post on the Discussion Board, and engage with conversation about their blueprints.

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Webinar 1

Date: 24 May 2024

Time : 0830-1100 BST (1530-1800 Singapore time)

• Principles of test blueprinting
• Mapping the test to your learning objectives
• Deciding on your axes

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Webinar 2

Date: 24 May 2024

Time : 1200-1430 BST (2000-2130 Singapore time)

• Review of blueprints
• Test construction
• Checking on validity aspects of blueprints

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Tutors:          

The expert faculty involved in these workshops will be Katharine Boursicot, and Rikki Goddard-Fuller, who have over 25 years of experience in designing blueprints, for undergraduate and postgraduate examinations, across a range of healthcare professions, including medicine, dentistry, veterinary sciences, optometry, physiotherapy and pharmacy.