ASSESSING A CAPSTONE RESEARCH PROJECT IN MEDICAL TRAINING: EXAMINER CONSISTENCY USING GENERIC VERSUS DOMAIN-SPECIFIC RUBRICS

Assessing a Capstone Research Project in Medical Training: Examiner Consistency Using Generic Versus Domain-Specific Rubrics

Rubrics are utilized extensively in tertiary contexts to assess student performance on written tasks; however, their use for assessment of research projects has received little attention.In particular, there is little evidence on the reliability of examiner judgements according to rubric type (general or specific) in a research context.This researc

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Chemical Composition, Nutrient Quality and Acceptability of Edible Insects Are Affected by Species, Developmental Stage, Gender, Diet, and Processing Method

Edible insects have been considered as either nutritious food itemsper se, or as wholesome ingredients to various dishes and components of traditional subsistence.Protein, fat, mineral and vitamin contents in insects generally satisfy the requirements of healthy food, although there is considerable variation associated with insect species, collecti

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