Introducing Portfolios for Family Adoption Program for Undergraduates
Abstract
Introduction: The “family study” has been a part of the undergraduate curriculum since the incepti on of the subject of Community Medicine. With the introducti on of the recommended Family Adopti on Program
as a part of the curriculum of Community Medicine, family study has gained a new and more robust face for community learning. To address the uti lity and impact of such a robust program involving experienti al learning, existi ng methods of learning and assessment need to be changed. Hence, the portf olio used for learning as well as assessment has been explored for the family adopti on program (FAP) at the undergraduate (UG) level.
Study Design: Interventi onal educati onal project.
Objecti ves: 1. Preparati on of framework for Portf olio development for FAP 2. Uti lizing the portf olio for student learning 3. Developing rubrics for portf olio assessment 4. Uti lizing portf olios for assessment
using the rubrics.
Method: The study was conducted involving one batch of 150 students and all faculty of the Community Medicine department. It was carried out in 3 phases - Developing a framework and guidelines for portf olio
development, Introducing portf olios to learners and mentoring in preparati on & organizati on & Assessment of portf olios.
Results: The Portf olio guidelines were developed and uti lized during FAP by the students and the mentors for learning and feedback. Additi onally, the Rubric for Assessment was developed and uti lized for portf olio assessment. Conclusion: Portf olio use by UGs for FAP was found to be suitable for sustainability and replicability.
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