An evaluation of the Rasch model for equating multiple forms of a performance assessment of physicians' patient-management skills

Academic Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 10 SUPPL. 1, 1997, Pages

  Clauser, Brian E ^a   Ross, Linette P ^b   Nungester, Ronald J ^b   Clyman, Stephen G ^b  

^a NATIONAL BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MODEL; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIMULATION; SKILL;

EID: 0030819302     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001888-199710001-00026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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