Multiple tutorial-based assessments: a generalizability study

• Published in: BMC medical education Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 30
• Main Authors: St-Onge, Christina, Frenette, Eric, Côté, Daniel J, De Champlain, André
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 15.02.2014; BioMed Central Ltd
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Anatomy; Cooperative Learning; Education; Educational Measurement - methods; Focus Groups; Generalizability Theory; Group dynamics; Independent study; Interpersonal Competence; Learning; Measurement Techniques; Medical Education; Problem Based Learning; Program Evaluation; Psychometrics; Reproducibility of Results; Research and Development; Teaching Methods; Tutors

Tutorial-based assessment commonly used in problem-based learning (PBL) is thought to provide information about students which is different from that gathered with traditional assessment strategies such as multiple-choice questions or short-answer questions. Although multiple-observations within uni...