Station-Length Requirements for Reliable Performance-Based Examination Scores

A study compared the generalizability of 36 medical students' performance scores under systematically varied station times in 2 surgery end-of-clerkship performance-based examinations. Results indicated longer station length decreased generalizability of scores by decreasing variability among s...

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Published inAcademic medicine Vol. 68; no. 3; p. 224
Main Author Shatzer, John H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.03.1993
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Clinical Clerkship - standards
Clinical Competence - standards
Clinical Experience
Competency Based Education
Education, Medical, Undergraduate - standards
Educational Measurement - methods
Educational Measurement - standards
Evaluation Studies as Topic
General Surgery - education
Higher Education
Humans
Illinois
Medical Education
Medical Students
Performance Tests
Professional Education
Program Length
Random Allocation
Reproducibility of Results
Scores
Southern Illinois University
Test Reliability
Time Factors
Time Factors (Learning)
Illinois
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Summary:A study compared the generalizability of 36 medical students' performance scores under systematically varied station times in 2 surgery end-of-clerkship performance-based examinations. Results indicated longer station length decreased generalizability of scores by decreasing variability among students' performances. Testing time was also affected. (Author/MSE)
ISSN:1040-2446
DOI:10.1097/00001888-199303000-00016