Sources of measurement error in an ECG examination: Implications for performance-based assessments

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 283-290

  Solomon, David J ^a   Ferenchick, Gary ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

educational; electrocardiogram; generalizability; measurement; performance based assessment; reliability

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MEDICINE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTERNAL MEDICINE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 10244267532     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-004-4844-6     Document Type: Article

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