Strategy to Assess UFEs and Sample Vignettes
Fig. 1 outlines the strategy we recommend for understanding the outcomes of a UFE. The green arrows signify that each box informs the other, and iterative reflection and refinement are a key aspect of informed evaluation and assessment. The strategy includes four key components: I) Identifying the intended student and/or programmatic outcomes for the UFE; II) Considering thecontext of the UFE, which may include any number of factors related to: setting, duration, timing, discipline, student identity, and accessibility of the UFE; III) Defining an assessmentapproach that is appropriate for the context and in alignment with the intended outcomes; IV) Utilizing the outcomes and approach to inform and refine next steps in the UFE. The development of the figure was guided by the design of Fig. 1 in Shortlidge and Brownell (2016).