Written Station Marking
Written Station Marking (WSM) for the Physiotherapy Competency Examination (PCE)
What: Written station marking is a critical part of the Clinical Component of the PCE. It is a centralized process where the written test sheets from the most recent clinical exam are marked.
When: The first Saturday following the exam.
Where: At a central location in Toronto, Ontario.
Who: The concept of a centralized WSM process rests on the following agents: a national written station coordinator, written station coordinators, markers and auditors.
- the National Written Station Coordinator will provide assistance to written station coordinators via in-person consultations
- each Written Station Coordinator (WSC) leads 2 groups (consisting of markers and auditors)
- markers are responsible for marking test sheets according to the provided marking guidelines
- auditors review the marked sheets and follow-up with any errors or problems.
Role of the Written Station Marker
The role of the Written Station Marker in the Clinical Component is to:
- be comfortable and have knowledge and experience in one area of clinical practice (neuromusculoskeletal, neurological, cardiopulmonary-vascular or multisystem) to mark stations in that area
- have enough knowledge and experience to mark in other areas of practice, if necessary
- be able to focus on using the marking guidelines and answer key consistently.
WRITTEN STATION MARKER – SELECTION PROCESS
Written Station Marking Process
- on marking day, Written Station Markers are given their station assignments. They will be working in groups to complete this task.
- each group is assigned one Written Station Coordinator (WSC)
- it is the responsibility of the WSC to collect test sheets from CAPR staff, distribute them among his/her group of markers and return the same number of sheets once marked
- the WSC is responsible for finding a solution to any issues that arise by consulting with appropriate parties and communicating resulting changes to their group of markers
- once all test sheets have been marked and audited, Written Station Markers will be signed out.