Objective structured assessment of technical skills and checklist scales reliability compared for high stakes assessments

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 7-8, 2014, Pages 568-573

  Gallagher, Anthony G ^a,f   O'Sullivan, Gerald C ^b,f   Leonard, Gerald ^c   Bunting, Brendan P ^d   Mcglade, Kieran J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^e QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^f ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Checklist; Likert scale; Objective assessment; OSATS; Reliability; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EPIDERMAL CYST; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; IRELAND; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; EPIDERMAL CYST; FEMALE; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SCHOOL ADMISSION CRITERIA;

EID: 84904963653     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06236.x     Document Type: Article

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