Practical considerations in equating progress tests

Medical Teacher

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 509-512

  Langer, Michelle M ^a   Swanson, David B ^a  

^a NATIONAL BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS   (United States)

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ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77953171534     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0142159X.2010.485654     Document Type: Article

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