Workplace-based assessment of communication skills: A pilot project addressing feasibility, acceptance and reliability

2016/11/15 by Simone Weyers, Weyers, Simone, Iman Jemi +11
Health Professions · Medicine · #610 Medical sciences #Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills #Communication #Innovations in Medical Education #Kommunikative Kompetenz #Medicine #Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare #arbeitsplatzbasierte Prüfung #competency #formative Prüfung #formative assessment #workplace based assessment

paper · doi:10.3205/zma001069

openalex publication_date 2016/11/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Within the scope of this pilot project, only a small sample of physicians and students could be surveyed to a limited extent. There are indications that the assessment can be improved by integrating more information on medical context and student self-assessments. Despite the current limitations regarding test criteria, it is clear that workplace-based assessment of communication skills in the clinical setting is a valuable addition to the communication curricula of medical schools.

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