Strategies for the assessment of competence in laboratory animal science courses

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    Abstract

    Evaluation of skills, knowledge and competencies is an essential part of education in laboratory animal science. In Europe, a greater emphasis will be placed on such evaluations going forward, because the European Union will base its education and training framework on learning outcomes rather than on course time and syllabuses, as done previously. The authors present their experiences administering different written, oral and practical examinations for Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations categories B, C and D courses. Examinations can be administered online as well as on campus, if time constraints are provided to compensate for the advantage of being able to use external resources. Overall, students benefit from exposure to multiple types of exams over the course of their education because each type prepares students for different situations.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalLab Animal
    Volume43
    Issue number10
    Pages (from-to)359-363
    Number of pages5
    ISSN0093-7355
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2014

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