The EvMed Assessment: A test for measuring student understanding of core concepts in evolutionary medicine.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Universities throughout the USA increasingly offer undergraduate courses in evolutionary medicine (EvMed), which creates a need for pedagogical resources. Several resources offer course content (e.g. textbooks) and a previous study identified EvMed core principles to help instructors set learning goals. However, assessment tools are not yet available. In this study, we address this need by developing an assessment that measures students' ability to apply EvMed core principles to various health-related scenarios.

Methodology

The EvMed Assessment (EMA) consists of questions containing a short description of a health-related scenario followed by several likely/unlikely items. We evaluated the assessment's validity and reliability using a variety

SUBMITTER: Misheva T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10597536 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature