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Peer reviewedVu, Nu Viet; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1992
The use of a performance-based assessment of senior medical students' clinical skills utilizing standardized patients was evaluated, with 6,804 student-patient encounters involving 405 students over 6 years. Results provide evidence for test security, content validity, construct validity, reliability, and test ability to discriminate a wide range…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Medical Education
Download full textO'Neil, Harold F., Jr.; Baker, Eva L. – 1992
A prototype simulation measure of the negotiating skill of interpersonal competence is described, and results of an initial validation study are reported. Of eight negotiating skills identified by the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills of the U.S. Department of Labor, two were the focus of the measure: proposing and examining…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Decision Making, Employer Employee Relationship, Graduate Students
Cappelli, Peter – 1991
What can be learned from the experience of analyzing jobs and testing employees in industry that can help advance the goal of assessing and improving college performance is summarized. It is apparent that grades, the traditional way of measuring college performance, do not explain much about one's performance in employment. There are two areas…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Evaluation Methods
Austen, Caryn Kellerhals; And Others – 1993
This document, part of a series of papers which describe the assessment of student learning in various aspects of the South Carolina curriculum from prekindergarten through grade 12, focuses on the assessment of student learning in the social studies classroom. It begins with an overview of current curriculum goals in social studies education and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Check Lists, Classroom Observation Techniques
Powell, Jim – 1996
This exploration of educational improvement through student assessment focuses on the Schoolyear 2000 (SY2000) program developed by the Center for Educational Technology at Florida State University in conjunction with the Florida Department of Education Planning Resources Committee. SY2000 consists of 10 functional subsystems that will operate in…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Classroom Observation Techniques, Educational Administration, Educational Assessment
Wheeler, Patricia H. – 1993
A variety of assessment methods and instruments can and should be used to evaluate the performance of individuals and groups. Some possible assessments are described, including (1) adaptive testing; (2) anecdotal records; (3) assessment centers; (4) behavioral checklists; (5) behaviorally anchored rating scales; (6) checklists; (7) computerized…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Assessment Centers (Personnel), Audiotape Recordings, Check Lists
