The Mastery Rubric for Bioinformatics: A tool to support design and evaluation of career-spanning education and training.

ABSTRACT: As the life sciences have become more data intensive, the pressure to incorporate the requisite training into life-science education and training programs has increased. To facilitate curriculum development, various sets of (bio)informatics competencies have been articulated; however, these have proved difficult to implement in practice. Addressing this issue, we have created a curriculum-design and -evaluation tool to support the development of specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) that reflect the scientific method and promote both bioinformatics practice and the achievement of competencies. Twelve KSAs were extracted via formal analysis, and stages along a developmental trajectory, from uninitiated student to independent practitioner, were identified. Demonstration of each KSA

SUBMITTER: Tractenberg RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6879125 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature