Twelve Tips for programmatic assessment

  1. Develop a master plan for assessment
  1. Develop examination regulations that promote feedback orientation
  1. Adopt a robust system for collecting information
  1. Assure that every low-stakes assessment provides meaningful feedback for learning
  1. Provide mentoring to learners
  1. Ensure trustworthy decision-making
  1. Organise intermediate decision-making assessments
  1. Encourage and facilitate personalised remediation
  1. Monitor and evaluate the learning effect of the program and adapt
  1. Use the assessment process information for curriculum evaluation
  1. Promote continuous interaction between the stakeholders
  1. Develop a strategy for implementation