A primer on classical test theory and item response theory for assessments in medical education

Medical Education

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-117

  De Champlain, André F ^a  

^a NATIONAL BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS   (United States)

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COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 74049134026     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2009.03425.x     Document Type: Review

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