Educational Measurement - Methods
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) survey of radiation biology educators in U.S. and Canadian radiation oncology residency programs.

Sep 2009 PURPOSE: To obtain, in a survey-based study, detailed information on the faculty currently responsible for teaching radiation biology courses to radiation oncology residents in the United States and Canada. METHODS AND MATERIALS: In March-December ... Read more...

A laboratory training and evaluation technique for computer-aided oral implant surgery.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Navigated oral implant surgery requires knowledge and skills in computed tomography (CT) imaging, three-dimensional (3D) planning, and use of surgical navigation systems. To improve teaching and training, a laboratory training and ... Read more...

The Kirkpatrick model: A useful tool for evaluating training outcomes.

30 Aug 2009 BACKGROUND: Services employing staff to support people with disability usually provide training in a range of areas including communication and managing challenging behaviour. Given that such training can be costly and time-consuming, it is ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Educational Measurement - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The impact of pass/fail grading. 30 Oct 2009
• Education research: assessment of neurology resident clinical competencies in the neurology clinic. 20 Sep 2009
• American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) survey of radiation biology educators in U.S. and Canadian radiation oncology residency programs. Sep 2009
• A laboratory training and evaluation technique for computer-aided oral implant surgery. 30 Aug 2009
• The Kirkpatrick model: A useful tool for evaluating training outcomes. 30 Aug 2009
• Benefits of mock oral examinations in a multi-institutional consortium for board certification in general surgery training. 30 Aug 2009
• Assessment of procedural skills in anaesthesia. 28 Aug 2009
• A dinosaur roars: assessing clinical skills in residency. 24 Aug 2009
• Investigation of trainee and specialist reactions to the mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise in anaesthesia: implications for implementation. 15 Aug 2009
• Who will pass the dental OSCE? Comparison of the Angoff and the borderline regression standard setting methods. 30 Jul 2009
• Is the OSCE more stressful? Examination anxiety and its consequences in different assessment methods in dental education. 30 Jul 2009
• High-fidelity medical simulation as an assessment tool for radiology residents' acute contrast reaction management skills. 30 Jul 2009
• The development of an independent rater system to assess residents' competence in invasive procedures. 30 Jul 2009
• Procedural competence in internal medicine residents: validity of a central venous catheter insertion assessment instrument. 30 Jul 2009
• Measurement and correlates of physicians' lifelong learning. 30 Jul 2009
• Toward meeting the challenge of physician competence assessment: the University of California, San Diego Physician Assessment and Clinical Education (PACE) Program. 30 Jul 2009
• Examining the role of collaborative assessment in a didactic dental hygiene course. 30 Jul 2009
• Dental anatomy carving computer-assisted instruction program: an assessment of student performance and perceptions. 30 Jul 2009
• Short-answer examinations improve student performance in an oral and maxillofacial pathology course. 30 Jul 2009
• Education research: Bias and poor interrater reliability in evaluating the neurology clinical skills examination. 13 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Educational Measurement'

Definition: The assessing of academic or educational achievement. It includes all aspects of testing and test construction.

Descriptor UI: D004521

Alternative terms: Educational Measurement; Measurement, Educational; Educational Measurements; Measurements, Educational; Graduate Records Examination; Examination, Graduate Records; Examinations, Graduate Records; Graduate Records Examinations; Educational Assessment; Assessments, Educational; Educational Assessments; Assessment, Educational;

Related Mesh Headings: Aptitude Tests;

Allowable Qualifiers: economics; history; methods; standards; statistics & numerical data;

Tree Number: I02.399;

Online Note: use EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT to search GRADUATE RECORDS EXAMINATION 1966-82

History Note: 66; GRADUATE RECORDS EXAMINATION was see under EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT 1966-82

Technical Notes: DF: EDUC MEASUREMENT