Educational Measurement - Standards
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Judges' perception of candidates' organization and communication, in relation to oral certification examination ratings.

30 Oct 2009 PURPOSE: To determine (1) whether judges differed in the levels of severity they exercised when rating candidates' performance in an oral certification exam, (2) to what extent candidates' clinical competence ratings were related to their ... Read more...

Who will pass the dental OSCE? Comparison of the Angoff and the borderline regression standard setting methods.

30 Jul 2009 AIM: Aim of this study is to elucidate which standard setting method is optimal to prevent incompetent students to pass and competent students to fail a dental Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). MATERIAL AND METHODS: An OSCE with 14 ... Read more...

The development of a new method of knowledge assessment: tailoring a test to a doctor's area of practice.

30 Jul 2009 The practice of clinical medicine is becoming increasingly specialized, and this change has increased the challenge of developing fair, valid, and reliable tests of knowledge, particularly for single candidates or small groups of candidates. The ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Educational Measurement - Standards'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Judges' perception of candidates' organization and communication, in relation to oral certification examination ratings. 30 Oct 2009
• The impact of pass/fail grading. 30 Oct 2009
• Systems-based competency. 30 Oct 2009
• Back to the future: medical students can matter again. 30 Oct 2009
• Refocusing ophthalmic education. 29 Sep 2009
• Education research: assessment of neurology resident clinical competencies in the neurology clinic. 20 Sep 2009
• A dinosaur roars: assessing clinical skills in residency. 24 Aug 2009
• Who will pass the dental OSCE? Comparison of the Angoff and the borderline regression standard setting methods. 30 Jul 2009
• Board examination without representation: residents and the ABR. 30 Jul 2009
• The development of a new method of knowledge assessment: tailoring a test to a doctor's area of practice. 30 Jul 2009
• Education research: Bias and poor interrater reliability in evaluating the neurology clinical skills examination. 13 Jul 2009
• How to read and really use an item analysis. 29 Jun 2009
• Verifying appraisal evidence using feedback from trained peers: views and experiences of Scottish GP appraisers. 29 Jun 2009
• The case for a standardized course and examination on cultural competence. 29 Jun 2009
• Ophthalmology in the medical school curriculum: reestablishing our value and effecting change. 29 Jun 2009
• Licensure tests for special education teachers: how well they assess knowledge of reading instruction and mathematics. 24 Jun 2009
• National differences in gender-science stereotypes predict national sex differences in science and math achievement. 20 Jun 2009
• Accreditation standards of osteopathic and allopathic medical schools: could they affect educational quality? 30 May 2009
• Developing and evaluating innovative items for the NCLEX: Part 2, item characteristics and cognitive processing. 29 Apr 2009
• Impact of the ABR examination changes on residency. 29 Apr 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