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Comparing Self- and Supervisor Evaluations: A Different View.
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Kolm, Paul; Verhulst, Steven J. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1987
The hypothesis that first-year medical residents' evaluate their performance in a more differentiated manner than their supervisors was evaluated. An evaluation form was developed to obtain ratings of performance in 13 specific areas. Results showed that residents were more discriminating than supervisors in evaluating residents performance. (JAZ)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Testing, Graduate Medical Students, Higher Education
Development, Reliability, and Validity of the Medical Helping Relationship Inventory.
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Wolf, Fredric M.; And Others – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1991
Five studies involving medical students over a four-year period were conducted to examine the reliability and validity of the Medical Helping Relationship Inventory (MHRI)--an instrument for evaluating medical communication skills. Evidence of the MHRI's construct validity, convergent validity, and discriminant validity is discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Comparative Testing, Concurrent Validity, Construct Validity
Confidence in Pass/Fail Decisions for Computer Adaptive and Paper and Pencil Examinations.
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Bergstrom, Betty A.; Lunz, Mary E. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1992
The level of confidence in pass/fail decisions obtained with computerized adaptive tests and paper-and-pencil tests was greater for 645 medical technology students when the computer adaptive test implemented a 90 percent confidence stopping rule than for paper-and-pencil tests of comparable length. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Confidence Testing
A Comparison of Video and Print Formats in the Assessment of Skill in Interpreting Cardiovascular Motion Studies.
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Shea, Judy A.; And Others – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1992
Video and print formats of cardiovascular motion studies were compared for use as assessment measures of interpretive skills for 392 doctors taking a cardiovascular disease certification test. Although video studies were easier to interpret, the equivalence of both motion studies supports use of the print format in national examinations. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Comparative Testing, Graduate Medical Education, Interpretive Skills
Assessment of Uniqueness of Information Provided by Postencounter Written Scores on Standardized-Patient Examinations.
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Colliver, Jerry A.; And Others – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1992
The presence and extent of overlap between checklist and written scores using data for over 400 medical students in 6 classes on an examination including clinical encounter stations with standardized patients were studied. Eighty-three cases used both measures. Written scores provide information in addition to that of the checklists. (SLD)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Clinical Diagnosis, Comparative Testing, Competence
Evaluating Student Multiple-Choice Responses: Effects of Coded and Free Formats.
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Harasym, P. H.; And Others – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1980
Coded, as opposed to free response items, in a multiple choice physiology test had a cueing effect which raised students' scores, especially for lower achievers. Reliability of coded items was also lower. Item format and scoring method had an effect on test results. (GDC)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Testing, Cues, Higher Education
An Application of Practical Strategies in Assessing the Criterion-Related Validity of Credentialing Examinations.
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Fidler, James R. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1993
Criterion-related validities of 2 laboratory practitioner certification examinations for medical technologists (MTs) and medical laboratory technicians (MLTs) were assessed for 81 MT and 70 MLT examinees. Validity coefficients are presented for both measures. Overall, summative ratings yielded stronger validity coefficients than ratings based on…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Certification, Comparative Testing, Credentials
A Comparison of the Relative Efficiency and Validity of Tailored Tests and Conventional Quizzes.
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Kent, Thomas H.; Albanese, Mark A. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1987
Two types of computer-administered unit quizzes in a systematic pathology course for second-year medical students were compared. Quizzes composed of questions selected on the basis of a student's ability had higher correlations with the final examination than did quizzes composed of questions randomly selected from topic areas. (Author/JAZ)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Comparative Testing, Computer Assisted Testing, Difficulty Level
Effect of Position-within-Sequence on Case Performance in a Multiple-Stations Examination Using Standardized-Patient Cases.
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Colliver, Jerry A.; And Others – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1991
A study was conducted to assess the effect of station position in a multiple-stations performance-based examination administered to 127 senior medical students. There was no evidence for a sequence effect on student performance, with no improvement on scores awarded for standardized cases across successive cases in the examination. (SLD)
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Comparative Testing, Higher Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions)