Using a sampling strategy to address psychometric challenges in tutorial-based assessments

Advances in Health Sciences Education

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-33

  Eva, Kevin W ^a   Solomon, Patty ^a   Neville, Alan J ^b   Ladouceur, Michael ^a   Kaufman, Karyn ^a   Walsh, Allyn ^a   Norman, Geoffrey R ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Context specificity; Small group learning; Tutorial based assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; GROUP PROCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LEARNING; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 33846497930     PISSN: 13824996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10459-005-2327-z     Document Type: Article

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