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Assessment

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How Formative Engagement Predicts Exam Success—and How Calibrate Makes It Happen

Faculty play a central role in shaping how learners engage with formative assessments. A recent study in Family Medicine (Wingrove et al., 2025)...

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Using Cohort Performance Data to Drive Curriculum Redesign

Calibrate performance reports reveal strengths and gaps. Learn how to turn these insights into actionable curriculum improvements. In today’s rapidly...

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Calibrate Report

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Closing the Feedback Loop: How Calibrate + PracticeSmart Support Students

In clinical education, we frequently discuss the importance of “closing the feedback loop”—ensuring that learners not only receive feedback but also...

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Implementing Calibrate Formative Assessment: Advice from an Early Adopter

In health professions education, identifying gaps in clinical reasoning early is critical to ensuring clinical competence. However, with packed...

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Providing Formative Feedback Via Summary Statements

Providing meaningful and authentic formative feedback or assessment to students is time-consuming and may feel like busywork to students if it is not...

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