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The Psychometric Modeling of Scientific Reasoning: A Review and Recommendations for Future Avenues
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Edelsbrunner, Peter A.; Dablander, Fabian – Educational Psychology Review, 2019
Psychometric modeling has become a frequently used statistical tool in research on scientific reasoning. We review psychometric modeling practices in this field, including model choice, model testing, and researchers' inferences based on their psychometric practices. A review of 11 empirical research studies reveals that the predominant…
Descriptors: Psychometrics, Science Process Skills, Item Response Theory, Educational Assessment
Assessment of Clinical Skills with Standardized Patients: State of the Art.
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van der Vleuten, C. P. M.; Swanson, David B. – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1990
Large scale studies of the psychometric characteristics of standardized-patient clinical examinations are reviewed, and recommendations for test improvement are offered, including (1) assessment of history taking, physical examination, and communication skills separately from diagnostic and management skills; (2) a mastery-testing framework for…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Higher Education, Medical Education, Patients
Commentary on "Assessment of Clinical Skills with Standardized Patients: State of the Art."
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Miller, George E. – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1990
A review (HE 528 450) of large-scale studies of the psychometric characteristics of standardized-patient clinical examinations is commended for its clarity, thoroughness, and relevance. Issues of reliability, validity, scoring, reporting, and use of the tests are discussed further. (MSE)
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Higher Education, Medical Education, Patients
Research Methods Employed in "American Educational Research Journal,""Educational Researcher," and "Review of Educational Research" from 1978 to 1995.
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Elmore, Patricia B.; Woehlke, Paula L. – 1996
A content analysis was conducted of three educational research journals published by the American Educational Research Association to review the quantitative and qualitative techniques used in educational research. All articles appearing in these three journals from 1988 through 1995 (total n=1,715) were considered. Research methods were…
Descriptors: Analysis of Covariance, Analysis of Variance, Bayesian Statistics, Content Analysis