What counts as validity evidence? Examples and prevalence in a systematic review of simulation-based assessment

• Published in: Advances in health sciences education : theory and practice Vol. 19; no. 2; pp. 233 - 250
• Main Authors: Cook, David A., Zendejas, Benjamin, Hamstra, Stanley J., Hatala, Rose, Brydges, Ryan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.05.2014; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Allied Health Occupations Education; Education; Education, Medical - methods; Education, Medical - standards; Educational Measurement - methods; Educational Measurement - standards; Educational Measurement - statistics & numerical data; Evaluation; Evidence; Health Personnel; Humans; Item Analysis; Medical Education; Predictor Variables; Prevalence; Professional Education; Reproducibility of Results; Review; Simulation; User-Computer Interface; Validity; Validity; Evaluation; Simulation; Assessment; Educational technology; Medical education; Reliability; Reporting quality; Methods quantitative

Ongoing transformations in health professions education underscore the need for valid and reliable assessment. The current standard for assessment validation requires evidence from five sources: content, response process, internal structure, relations with other variables, and consequences. However,...