Learning and assessment in the clinical environment

The GMC has published a discussion document presenting themes for discussion and future development of assessment.

Proposals for discussion in this paper include the introduction of new terminology to distinguish between two purposes of assessment.

The first is assessment used for feeding back on progress (formative) through Supervised Learning Events (SLEs).

The second is assessment used to determine progress (summative) which would be referred to as Assessments of Performance (AoPs).

For further details see:

• GMC guidance on assessment
• Learning and assessment in the clinical environment: the way forward - November 2011 (pdf).