Fostering formative assessment: teachers' perception, practice and challenges of implementation in four Sudanese medical schools, a mixed-method study.

ABSTRACT: Formative assessment (assessment for learning) enhances learning (especially deep learning) by using feedback as a central tool. However, implementing it properly faces many challenges. We aimed to describe the perception of medical teachers towards FA, their practice, challenges of implementing FA and present applicable solutions. A mixed-method, explanatory approach study was applied by administering a validated questionnaire to 190 medical teachers in four medical schools in Sudan. The obtained results were further studied using the Delphi method. Quantitative analysis revealed that medical teachers perceived their grasping of the concept of FAs and their ability to differentiate formative from summative assessments as very well (83.7%) and (77.4%), respectively. However, in contradicti

SUBMITTER: Almahal EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10105490 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature