The Effect of Task Exposure on Repeat Candidate Scores in a High-Stakes Standardized Patient Assessment

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 227-232

  Boulet, John R ^a,c   McKinley, Danette W ^a   Whelan, Gerald P ^a   Hambleton, Ronald K ^b  

^a Educ Commn for For Med Graduates   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c Research and Evaluation   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LICENSING; MALE; PERFORMANCE; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0242438083     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15328015TLM1504_02     Document Type: Article

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