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What is the Academic Assessment LX? 

The Academic Assessment Learning Experience (LX) is an Endorsed LX that can be used to document completion of an assessment as part of a post graduate programme. While it may cover the same content as features in other learning experiences, i.e. a case report, it differs from a collaborative assessment in that the evaluation and feedback are provided formally as opposed to this occurring through discussion with a collaborator

This LX aims to support self-reflection on the impact of this assessment on their current practice, and to help pharmacists set relevant and useful developmental goals.

Choosing an appropriate Academic Assessment for this LX 

The Academic Assessment lx is specific to assessments completed as part of a programme of post graduate study. If you have completed an assessment of competency as part of a course targeting a specific skill or accreditation this should be recorded as a Short Specialisation CoursePreview. The assessment must have a strong relevance to the pharmacist's workplace or professional role. Once the post graduate study has been completed in its entirety, this may be recorded as a separate LX - Post Graduate QualificationPreview

Examples

Any assessment undertaken in the course of post graduate study and suitable aligned to a pharmacist's current role may be utilised for this LX.
Some examples of potentially appropriate post graduate study include

• Graduate Certificate/ Graduate Diploma/ Master of Clinical Pharmacy

• Master of Public Health

• Master of Cancer Sciences

Academic Assessment Process 

Learning Experience Details

The Academic Assessment LX requires the pharmacist to document the following information:

Date

Document the date that the assessment was undertaken

Brief Description

Provide a brief description of the experience. Some examples of the type of information that may be included in this section are:

• The programme of study within which the academic assessment sits

• The content/material being assessed

• The nature of the assessment e.g. Assignment/ Short answer quiz/ Presentation

• The mode of learning (e.g. online)

• The specific enabling competencies that apply to this experience (see practice recognition level section below).

Course Name

Document the name of the course within which the Academic Assessment sits.

Educational Institution

Document the name of the university, professional body or higher education facility that the assessment is provided by.

Area of Practice

Provide details of the area of practice associated with the course. This is a free text area which allows subspecialities or multiple areas to be documented. However the areas documented may align with the ANZCAP speciality areas of practice.

Practice Recognition Level 

The pharmacist should indicate in the LX which of the three levels of recognition (Pharmacist Resident, Pharmacist Registrar or Pharmacist Consultant) they are currently practicing at. When determining which level of recognition aligns with their experience, they are encouraged to refer to the ANZCAP recognition definitions and descriptors.

The Academic Assessment Learning Experience is mapped to:

• Domain 1, 2 & 5 of the National Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacists in Australia 2016. Please note that not all the domain 1 & 5 indicators listed in this document may be relevant to this Learning Experience. 

• Domain 1, 2 and 4 of the Competence Standards for Pharmacists in Aotearoa New Zealand Pharmacists, 2023. Please note that not all the Domain 1, 2 and 4 behaviours listed in these competence standards may be relevant to this Learning Experience.

Reflection & Goal Development

The purpose of this LX is to support self-reflection on how the experience has influenced current or future professional practice, and to help the pharmacist set developmental goals for future contributions or application of the learning from this course.

Key Learnings

The pharmacist is asked to independently reflect and document on the key learnings that they have obtained while completing the assessment. This may include identifying strengths and areas for development.

Impact on future practice or development goals

The pharmacist is asked to summarise what impact the key learnings of the course have had on their current or future professional practice.

Alternatively, the pharmacist may utilize the SMART goal technique to set learning or development goals as are identified from their reflection upon this experience.

Collaborator

Pharmacists may engage in discussion with professional peers, mentors or managers to encourage reflective practice. However, this is an Endorsed Learning Experience (LX) and therefore the LX should be completed independently by the pharmacist without collaboration. 

Supporting Evidence

The Academic Assessment LX is an Endorsed LX therefore supporting evidence is mandatory (indicated by the *). Examples of supporting evidence that should be included in this LX include:

• Returned/Completed Assessment including result obtained and/or assessor feedback (provided by the university, professional body or higher education provider)

LX Documentation

Evidence of the Academic Assessment is documented directly into the ANZCAP digital platform as an Academic Assessment LX. The LX is an electronic template which allows you to directly document all of the required information and attach the required supporting evidence.

For further step by step instructions on how to do this please refer to the How to complete a Learning Experience article.

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