A Modified Contrasting Groups Method Used for Setting the Passmark in a Small Scale Standardised Patient Examination

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 145-154

  Burrows, Peter J ^a   Bingham, Liz ^b   Brailovsky, Carlos A ^b  

^a Maurys Mount   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Contrasting groups method; Family medicine certifying examination; OSCE; Physician judges; Standard setting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344056113     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009826701445     Document Type: Article

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