Assessing validity in written tests of general practice - Exploration by factor analysis of candidate response patterns to Paper 1 of the MRCGP examination

Medical Education

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-41

  Munro, Neil ^b   Rughani, Amar ^c   Foulkes, John ^c   Wilson, Andrew ^c   Neighbour, Roger ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (United Kingdom)

^b Little Orchard   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Education; Educational measurement; Family practice; Graduate; London; Medical; Writing

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RELIABILITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONDON; WRITING;

EID: 0033984211     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2000.00599.x     Document Type: Article

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