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Syllabus Measurement and evaluation - Part A - 99808
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Last update 07-09-2020
HU Credits: 2

Degree/Cycle: 2nd degree (Master)

Responsible Department: Occupational Therapy - Adv. Stud.

Semester: 2nd Semester

Teaching Languages: Hebrew

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Dr Aviva Yochman

Coordinator Email: aviva.yochman@mail.huji.ac.il

Coordinator Office Hours: 9:00-15:00

Teaching Staff:
Dr. Aviva Yochman

Course/Module description:
This course deals with the importance of the assessment process in occupational therapy, and will relate to central theoretical and clinical issues regarding the evaluation process in OT. Furthermore, the course will provide tools which will enable analysis of the quality of assessment tools

Course/Module aims:
-Increase knowledge regarding principles of the assessment process in occupational therapy, and the analysis of the psycho metrics of assessment tools

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
•understand the importance and impact of assessment and outcomes measures in occupational therapy
•analyse psychometric properties of outcome measures
•analyse and critique existing assessment tool using psychometric properties
•understand outcome measures of functional assessment tools
Introduce students to the process of developing new assessment tools

Attendance requirements(%):
100%

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Lectures, discussions, individual learning, student presentations,

Course/Module Content:
-introduction to assessment, evaluation and outcome measures in occupational therapy
-types of measurements
- psychometric characteristics of measurements
- principles in the development of evaluations
- central issues regarding the the evaluation process in occupational therapy

Required Reading:
will be presented separately

Additional Reading Material:
will be presented separately

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 60 %
Presentation 40 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

Additional information:
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Students needing academic accommodations based on a disability should contact the Center for Diagnosis and Support of Students with Learning Disabilities, or the Office for Students with Disabilities, as early as possible, to discuss and coordinate accommodations, based on relevant documentation.
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