Development and evaluation of Entrustable Professional Activities embedded in an e-portfolio for work-based assessment in community and public health dietetics
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Bramley, Andrea, Forsyth, Adrienne and McKenna, Lisa. (2022). Development and evaluation of Entrustable Professional Activities embedded in an e-portfolio for work-based assessment in community and public health dietetics. Health and Social Care in the Community. 30(6), pp. e5445-e5456. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13967
Authors | Bramley, Andrea, Forsyth, Adrienne and McKenna, Lisa |
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Abstract | Entrustable professional activities (EPAs) is a recent concept that helps operationalise competency-based education. In this paper, we report on the development of EPAs and incorporation into an e-portfolio for work-based assessment of final year dietetics students in a community and public health professional placement. We aimed to determine the utility of the EPAs for work-based assessment in this context. We used action research methodology to conduct broad consultation with students and supervisors using anonymous surveys and focus groups to understand their beliefs and attitudes towards work-based assessment. Consequently, 40 EPAs with an accompanying four-point entrustment scale were developed and mapped to the National Competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia. The EPAs and assessment tool were piloted and evaluated via an anonymous online user survey across three cohorts of students (n = 133) and supervisors (n = 67). Following mediocre pilot year evaluation results, EPAs were revised and reduced in number. While students positively evaluated the e-portfolio, their appraisal of the EPAs and entrustment scale was less positive compared to supervisors. Supervisor evaluation of the EPA-based e-portfolio supported the validity, feasibility and acceptability of this novel assessment method in a community and public health setting. Assessment using EPAs, and the resulting educational data collected by the tool, offers potential for individual learners to identify areas needing development during placement, as well as potential to inform curriculum improvements and increase understanding of learning opportunities and outcomes for dietetic students in community and public health settings. |
Keywords | competency-based education; dietetic education; Entrustable Professional Activities; e-portfolio; work-based assessment |
Year | 2022 |
Journal | Health and Social Care in the Community |
Journal citation | 30 (6), pp. e5445-e5456 |
Publisher | John Wiley & Sons Ltd |
ISSN | 0966-0410 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13967 |
PubMed ID | 35942519 |
Scopus EID | 2-s2.0-85135554129 |
Open access | Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access |
Page range | e5445-e5456 |
Funder | La Trobe University |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 08 Aug 2022 |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 25 Jul 2022 |
Deposited | 12 Dec 2022 |
https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/item/8y8vw/development-and-evaluation-of-entrustable-professional-activities-embedded-in-an-e-portfolio-for-work-based-assessment-in-community-and-public-health-dietetics
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