Is Test Security an Issue in a Multistation Clinical Assessment?--A Preliminary Study

A study investigated possible differences in standardized patient examination scores for three groups of undergraduate (n=176) and graduate (n=221) medical students assessed at different sites over two years. Results show no systematic change in scores over testing dates, suggesting no problems with...

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Published inAcademic medicine Vol. 66; no. 9; p. S25
Main Author Stillman, Paula L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.1991
Subjects
Chicago
Clinical Competence
Data Collection
Educational Measurement - standards
Graduate Medical Students
Higher Education
Internal Medicine
Internship and Residency
Longitudinal Studies
Medical Education
Medical Students
New England
Patients
Physical Examinations
Professional Education
Reproducibility of Results
Research Methodology
Research Problems
Security Measures
Standardized Patients
Standardized Tests
Task Performance and Analysis
Test Validity
Chicago
New England
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Summary:A study investigated possible differences in standardized patient examination scores for three groups of undergraduate (n=176) and graduate (n=221) medical students assessed at different sites over two years. Results show no systematic change in scores over testing dates, suggesting no problems with breach of test security. (MSE)
ISSN:1040-2446
DOI:10.1097/00001888-199109001-00010