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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
Commentary on "Roles of Student-Generated Learning Issues in Problem-Based Learning."
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Cheren, Mark – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1990
In response to HE 528 462, the author suggests the use of student-generated learning issues in problem-based medical education should place more emphasis on mechanisms in the generation of learning issues, the ramifications of various degrees of student input into the identification of issues, and the role of teacher-learner negotiations in the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Higher Education, Learner Controlled Instruction
Commentary on "A Structural Model of Medical Student Achievement."
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Forsythe, George B. – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1990
A theoretical model for predicting medical student achievement (HE 528 467) is reviewed and found to be a significant improvement over previous predictive studies, to well illustrate the use of structural equation modeling in medical education research, and to offer an approach to practical research problems with potential to increase the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Higher Education
Medical Career Choice: Current Status of Research Literature.
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Davis, Wayne K.; And Others – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1990
A review of research found that despite limitations in research methodology, data support relationships between medical students' career choices and sociodemographic student characteristics, personality traits and attitudes, medical school characteristics, specialty program characteristics, and occupational information available. Research on…
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Choice, Demography, Higher Education