Tripartite Assessment Document
Update years 2 and 3 2010
Formative Review and Summative Assessment
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Practice Module Assessment Update
Dear all, information on changes to the tripartite review and assessment years 2 and 3 .
Mid-point and Final Interviews
Mid-point and final interviews will continue as before, with a mid-placement assessment and an end of placement (summative)
assessment of each practice block.
The practice documentation has been amended to reflect this. Throughout the document a formative point has been added as below.
Statement
COMPETENCY
REVIEWED AT
FORMATIVE
POINT
Engage in a
Date
two-way
communication
Initials
with women
and their
families
throughout the
continuum of
pregnancy and
childbirth.
Is an action
plan
required?
Student to provideSUMMATIVE
sources of
evidence for
ASSESSMENT
Assessment
(please circle)
(key below)
Yes
Achieved /
No
Not Achieved
SIGN OFF
MENTOR’S
SIGNATURE /
DATES
Date:
Signature:
Name:
At the midpoint Mentors are asked to check all competencies that can be achieved in their clinical area have been and indicate competencies
that have not by setting up an action plan.(only for those applicable to your area)
Please confirm you have done this by adding your initials and date to the document
For example, in the first placement students may not have had a chance to perform some of the competencies but with support they will
achieved by the final placement for the year as this is a progression point for the students. We believe from current evidence pink sheets (action
Plans ) are rarely required but they should be filled in if students need extra support at midpoint. Timely initiation of an action plan will serve to
ensure that relevant learning opportunities are identified and progress is monitored to ensure that the student is provided with
appropriate opportunity and time to develop their knowledge and skills in readiness for the forthcoming summative assessment
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Formative Tripartite Review and Summative Assessment
In addition to the above the Formative Tripartite Review will continue to be undertaken by the sign-off mentor with both the student midwife and
the PALM present. Students have the dates for this.
The formative tripartite point provides the opportunity for a formal review of the student’s progress and learning goals as the student works
towards achievement of required competencies and Grading in Practice. The Practice Competency Document is therefore fundamental to this
review and the student must provide this file to the mentor to enable an accurate assessment to be made at the formative point. Where
concerns are evident timely initiation of an action plan will serve to ensure that relevant learning opportunities are identified and progress is
monitored to ensure that the student is provided with appropriate opportunity and time to develop their knowledge and skills in readiness for the
forthcoming summative assessment.
The Summative Assessment point will enable the sign-off mentor to provide constructive feedback and assign a grade to the student’s
performance during the Grading in Practice event. Ordinarily, the summative assessment of practice will be attended by you and your
student. The exception to this is for the purposes of moderation. University requirements state that a sample of assessments
must be moderated during each assessment period. Therefore, in addition to the aforementioned, a sample of students each year
will have a PALM in attendance at the summative point.
Where concerns have been identified during the practice year, the summative assessment of practice will assume a tripartite nature
and the PALM will attend.
The student must notify the PALM in a timely manner to enable to be facilitated. PALMs and Mentors must be provided with at least 7 days
notice. All tripartite meetings must be undertaken during office hours.
In addition to the tripartite meetings where a concern about a student’s progress becomes apparent the mentor or student
must follow the existing guidance and contact the Practice Placements Office for support.
As with the formative tripartite review the Practice Competency Document is also fundamental to the summative assessment. The
student must therefore provide this evidence file to the mentor to enable an accurate assessment to be made at the summative
progression point.
Students will be awarded a fail at the summative assessment of practice where the Practice Competency Document is not
made available to the mentor and PALM. It is the responsibility of the student to notify the PALM of the planned dates for
both the formative and summative assessments. To ensure the assessment is tripartite the student must notify the PALM
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in a timely manner to enable attendance to be facilitated. PALMs must be provided with at least 7 days notice. All
tripartite meetings must be undertaken during office hours. Extra paper work is no longer required be.
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