Could COVID-19 be our 'There is no alternative' (TINA) opportunity to enhance assessment?
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Fuller, Richard, ; Joynes, Viktoria; Cooper, Jon; Boursicot, Katharine; Roberts, Trudie
- Source
- Medical Teacher; Jul2020, Vol. 42 Issue 7, p781-786, 6p
- Subject
- Education
Rating of students
Online education
Teaching methods
Crisis intervention (Mental health services)
Educational outcomes
Epidemics
Technology
Compassion
COVID-19
- Language
- ISSN
- 0142159X
The article reviews the impact of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) in health professional education (HPE) focusing on the critical questions in assessment. Topics covered include the decisions and factors that should be considered in the approaches to assessment, the solutions and good practice that can be shared, and the opportunities presented by the health crisis for long term improvements in assessment practice.