Agradecimentos: The authors would like to thank Professors Brownie Anderson, John Norcini, Jordi Pales and Patrícia Tempski for their participation in the discussions that led to this work. All the authors are involved in the Master of Assessment for Health Professions (MAPS). This work has been based on the materials and discussions had in MAPS, as well as searches on digital search engines ( google.com), digital AI platforms ( chat.openai.com) and digital dictionaries ( dictionay.cambridge.org and merrion-webster.com) Ver menos

Abstract: Accreditation processes for health care professions are designed to ensure that individuals and programs in these fields meet established standards of quality and effectiveness. The accelerating pace of globalization in the health care professions has increased the need for a shared understanding of the vocabulary of evaluation, assessment, and accreditation. The psychometric principles of valid and reliable assessment are commonly accepted, but the terminology is confusing. We believe that all stakeholders - evaluators, faculty, students but also the community - will benefit from a shared language and common set of definitions. We recognize that not all readers will agree with the definitions we propose, but we hope that this guide will help to ensure clarity, consistency, transparency, and fairness, and that it will promote through the stimulation of a debate greater collaboration across national and international boundaries Ver menos