Simpler standards for local performance examinations: The yes/no Angoff and whole-test Ebel

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 212-217

  Yudkowsky, Rachel ^a,c   Downing, Steven M ^a   Wirth, Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD;

EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 47049103617     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401330802199450     Document Type: Article

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