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Peer reviewedTaylor, D. Dax; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Medical Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Pass Fail Grading
Peer reviewedHughes, Richard L.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1983
A large number of medical schools have discontinued the use of letter and number grades and have adopted pass-fail or honors-pass-fail grading systems. The relationship of academic performance with the selection of first-year residents for a university-based program in internal medicine is examined. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Grading, Graduate Medical Education
Peer reviewedTardiff, Kenneth – Journal of Medical Education, 1980
The results of a large survey, investigating preference given to students from graded schools when selecting residents, are analyzed. The respondents are directors of residency training programs. Preference and higher ratings of performance were given to graded students if their programs were in medicine, surgery, or obstetrics/gynecology.…
Descriptors: Competitive Selection, Grading, Graduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Students
Peer reviewedPeters, M. J.; Finch, W. Tyree – Journal of Medical Education, 1984
A survey to review practices for reporting student performance with nontraditional grading systems, to investigate the methods used to recognize outstanding student performance, and to survey the attitudes of medical school administrators concerning the recognition of excellence is described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grading, Higher Education, Medical Education
Peer reviewedJessee, William F.; Simon, Harold J. – Journal of Medical Education, 1971
Descriptors: Employment, Extracurricular Activities, Learning Activities, Leisure Time
Peer reviewedStimmel, Barry – Journal of Medical Education, 1975
Reports a study that evaluated the efficacy of a nonranking grading system in assessing superior performance. (JT)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Evaluation, Higher Education, Medical Education
Peer reviewedStachnik, Thomas J.; Simons, Ronald C. – Journal of Medical Education, 1978
A first course in psychopathology for medical students uses both conventional lecture-discussion and programmed, self-instructional formats. Examination policy for the course is described that uses quizzes and a comprehensive final mandatory only for those students failing one of the quizzes. (LBH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Competency Based Education, Higher Education, Individualized Instruction
Peer reviewedMattson, Dale E. – Journal of Medical Education, 1971
The grading standards must be based on society's needs and the availability and ability of students to be trained to fill these needs. (IR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Critical Incidents Method, Decision Making, Grading
Peer reviewedWeiss, Scott T.; And Others – Journal of Medical Education, 1984
An investigation to address the issue of which objective factor would predict performance during the postgraduate year residency and to determine whether the performance of applicants from honors-pass-fail schools was predictable is reported. (MLW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Clinical Experience, Graduate Medical Education, Graduate Medical Students
Comparison of the Performance of Psychiatric Residents from Pass/Fail versus Graded Medical Schools.
Peer reviewedCarmel, Harold; Amini, Fariborz – Journal of Medical Education, 1979
The results of a retrospective study of the psychiatry residency classes entering the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine between 1970 and 1975 show no significant difference in performance evaluations between residents in the graded and pass/fail groups. The two cohorts received almost identical overall grades. (JMD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Grades (Scholastic), Grading
