The Assessment Roadmap Big Picture
We begin our deep dive into Area I: Assessment of Needs and Capacity. Before getting into the individual competencies, this video lays out the big picture — what assessment means in the context of health education, why it matters, and how NCHEC frames it across the exam.
Think of this as your roadmap for the entire area. Understanding how the pieces connect before studying each one gives you a major advantage when facing scenario-based questions that pull from multiple competencies at once.
What's Covered
- Overview of Area I and its role in the health education process
- How assessment connects to planning, implementation, and evaluation
- The competencies and sub-competencies within Area I
- How NCHEC tests assessment concepts on the CHES and MCHES exams
- A framework for thinking through assessment scenarios on exam day