Investigating gender-related construct-irrelevant components of scores on the written assessment exercise of a high-stakes certification assessment

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-63

  Boulet, John R ^a   McKinley, Danette W ^a  

^a Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Certification tests; Standardized patient; Validity; Written communication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERFORMANCE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; CERTIFICATION; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 21044437684     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-004-4297-y     Document Type: Article

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