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Table 4 Agreement on sections that should contribute to the assessment of the portfolio

From: The national portfolio for postgraduate family medicine training in South Africa: a descriptive study of acceptability, educational impact, and usefulness for assessment

 

Supervisors n=23 (%)

Registrars n=26 (%)

P-value

Achieving the goals in the learning plan

22 (95.6)

23 (88.4)

0.36

Achieving the required number of entries for specific items e.g. number of observations

20 (86.9)

15 (57.7)

0.02

Evidence of improvement during the year e.g. improvement in rating of skills

21 (91.3)

20 (76.9)

0.17

Evidence of critical reflection on one’s experience, growth and development e.g. reflections on rotations

23 (100.0)

23 (88.4)

0.09

Assessments by the supervisor e.g. at the end of rotations

23 (100.0)

24 (92.3)

0.17

Assessments given for specific items in the portfolio during the year e.g. assignments included in the portfolio

20 (86.9)

23 (88.4)

0.87

The logbook satisfactorily completed

22 (95.6)

22 (84.6)

0.20

The overall presentation and layout

17 (73.9)

19 (73.1)

0.95