Grading Strategies

Course Description: 
This course equips physical therapy educators with a comprehensive toolkit of effective and innovative grading strategies to enhance student learning, motivation, and fairness in assessment. Participants will explore various grading approaches and their impact on student outcomes and educational equity including differentiation between written and performance-based grading.

• Format: asynchronous, on-demand
• Cost: Academy of Education Members $30, Non-members $75
• Earn CEU: .3 (3 contact hours)

Intended Audience:
New physical therapy faculty

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of the Educational Session, attendees will be able to:

1. Describe and apply key principles of competency-based education, including competencies, domains of competence, EPAs, and entrustment, to assessment and learner progression in physical therapy education.

2. Differentiate formative and summative assessment approaches and select written, competency-based, practical, or OSCE assessment methods that align with course learning objectives and intended learner outcomes.

3. Apply principles of performance-based assessment to the development or revision of practical examination and OSCE grading tools, including checklists, global rating scales, and hybrid rubrics.

4. Apply best practices in assessment blueprinting, multiple-choice item writing, and post-examination item analysis to improve the quality of written assessments in physical therapy education.5. Design an evidence-informed grading strategy for a physical therapy course that aligns with learning objectives and formative and summative assessments, grading criteria, feedback, and opportunities for reassessment.