Add situational judgement tests to prescribing competence assessment practices¶

Strategy · All strategies
Evidence · 2 claims (1 for, 1 mixed) · 1 study (1 review), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 2 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The review recommends that situational judgement tests, which have demonstrated predictive validity in the affective domain, "would provide a valuable complement to tests in the cognitive and psychomotor domains." This addresses the current lack of assessment of the affective domain in prescribing competence testing.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Situational judgement tests presenting realistic scenarios requiring judgement of the most appropriate course of action

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• Medical students
• Pharmacists
• Healthcare students

Target Learning Goals¶

• Prescribing competence

Claims¶

• Written knowledge tests, OSCEs and situational judgement tests all show predictive validity for later clinical performance [+W]
• Predictive validity, cost, and differential attainment by demographics are not indicated in the prescribing assessment literature [~W]

Related Strategies¶

• Extend prescribing competence assessment research to professions other than medicine

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• McLachlan JC, Auta A, Ajiboye A. (2025). Assessment and evaluation of prescribing competences: A systematic review and recommendations. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bcp.16033