Composite undergraduate clinical examinations: How should the components be combined to maximize reliability?

Medical Education

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 326-330

  Wass, Val ^a,b   McGibbon, David ^a,b   Van Vleuten, Cees Der ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Education, medical, methods; Education, medical, undergraduate, standards; Educational measurement; Reliability of results

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RELIABILITY; SKILL; STANDARDIZATION;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0035029561     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2923.2001.00929.x     Document Type: Article

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