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Friday, November 20, 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...

Defining and describing medical learning communities: results of a national survey.

30 Oct 2009 PURPOSE: To investigate what is meant by learning community in medical education and to identify the most important features of current medical education learning communities. METHOD: After a literature review, the authors surveyed academic deans of ... Read more...

A set of principles, developed by residents, to guide Canadian residency education.

30 Oct 2009 With so much invested in the clinical competency of physicians, adequate and appropriate mechanisms are needed to ensure that educational systems provide the highest-quality training possible and are responsive both to the changing demands of the ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Educational Measurement'

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• Judges' perception of candidates' organization and communication, in relation to oral certification examination ratings. 30 Oct 2009
• Defining and describing medical learning communities: results of a national survey. 30 Oct 2009
• A set of principles, developed by residents, to guide Canadian residency education. 30 Oct 2009
• The unintended consequences of portfolios in graduate medical education. 30 Oct 2009
• Measuring motivational characteristics of courses: applying Keller's instructional materials motivation survey to a web-based course. 30 Oct 2009
• The impact of pass/fail grading. 30 Oct 2009
• Residents' voices must be heard. 30 Oct 2009
• Systems-based competency. 30 Oct 2009
• Jumpstarting academic careers with a novel intern research rotation: the AIMS rotation. 30 Oct 2009
• Back to the future: medical students can matter again. 30 Oct 2009
• Teachers' participation in research programs improves their students' achievement in science. 14 Oct 2009
• Flow and diffusion of high-stakes test scores. 3 Oct 2009
• Refocusing ophthalmic education. 29 Sep 2009
• Implementing e-learning in a radiological science course in dental education: a short-term longitudinal study. 29 Sep 2009
• A clinically oriented complete denture program for second-year dental students. 29 Sep 2009
• The role of basic sciences in diagnostic oral radiology. 29 Sep 2009
• Using competencies to improve dental practice management education. 29 Sep 2009
• An assessment of the current state of palliative care education in pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship training. 29 Sep 2009
• Research during pediatric residency training: outcome of a senior resident block rotation. 26 Sep 2009
• Science education. Revising the AP biology curriculum. 23 Sep 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