Twelve tips for developing simulation-based mastery learning clinical skills checklists

Matthew R. Klein*, Dana E. Loke, Jeffrey H. Barsuk, Mark D. Adler, William C. McGaghie, David H. Salzman

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Simulation-based mastery learning is a powerful educational paradigm that leads to high levels of performance through a combination of strict standards, deliberate practice, formative feedback, and rigorous assessment. Successful mastery learning curricula often require well-designed checklists that produce reliable data that contribute to valid decisions. The following twelve tips are intended to help educators create defensible and effective clinical skills checklists for use in mastery learning curricula. These tips focus on defining the scope of a checklist using established principles of curriculum development, crafting the checklist based on a literature review and expert input, revising and testing the checklist, and recruiting judges to set a minimum passing standard. While this article has a particular focus on mastery learning, with the exception of the tips related to standard setting, the general principles discussed apply to the development of any clinical skills checklist.

Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalMedical Teacher
DOIs
StateAccepted/In press - 2024

Keywords

  • Assessment
  • checklist
  • mastery learning
  • simulation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education

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