Validity and Generalizability of Global Ratings in an Objective Structured Clinical Examination.

Cohen, Robert; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ433061

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Validity and Generalizability of Global Ratings in an Objective Structured Clinical Examination.

Cohen, Robert; And Others

Academic Medicine, v66 n9 p545-48 Sep 1991

The performance of foreign medical school graduates on multistation standardized patient-based tests was used to determine the validity and generalizability of global ratings of their clinical competence made by expert examiners. Results suggest that these ratings can be used as an effective form of assessment in this context. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Foreign Medical Graduates, Higher Education, Holistic Approach, Medical Education, Professional Education, Scoring, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Testing

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners

Language: English

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