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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454417003321

Titolo

Assessment in health professions education [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Steven M. Downing, Rachel Yudkowsky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Routledge, 2009

ISBN

1-135-59530-5

1-282-08504-2

9786612085048

0-203-88013-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (338 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DowningSteven M

YudkowskyRachel

Disciplina

610.71

Soggetti

Medicine - Study and teaching

Educational tests and measurements

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; PREFACE; CHAPTER-SPECIFIC ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION TO ASSESSMENT IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS; 2 VALIDITY AND ITS THREATS; 3 RELIABILITY; 4 GENERALIZABILITY THEORY; 5 STATISTICS OF TESTING; 6 STANDARD SETTING; 7 WRITTEN TESTS: Constructed-Response and Selected-Response Formats; 8 OBSERVATIONAL ASSESSMENT; 9 PERFORMANCE TESTS; 10 SIMULATIONS IN ASSESSMENT; 11 ORAL EXAMINATIONS; 12 ASSESSMENT PORTFOLIOS; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Assessment in Health Professions Education provides comprehensive guidance for persons engaged in the teaching and testing of the health professions - medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy and allied fields.   Part I of the book provides a user-friendly introduction to assessment fundamentals and their theoretical underpinnings; Part II describes specific assessment methods used in the health professions, with a focus on best practices, assessment challenges, and practical guidelines for the effective implementation of successful assessment



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