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Assessment in health professions education

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York ; London Routledge 2009Description: 317 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0805861289
  • 9780805861273 (hbk : alk. paper)
  • 0805861270 (hbk : alk. paper)
  • 9780805861280 (pbk : alk. paper)
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Contents:
Introduction to assessment in the health professions / Steven M. Downing and Rachel Yudkowsky -- Validity and its threats / Stephen M. Downing and Thomas M. Haladyna -- Reliability / Rick D. Axelson and Clarence D. Kreiter -- Generalizability theory / Clarence D. Kreiter -- Statistics of testing / Steven M. Downing -- Standard setting / Rachel Yudkowsky, Steven M. Downing and Ara Tekian -- Written tests: constructed response and selected response formats / Steven M. Downing -- Observational assessment / William C. McGahie, John Butter, and Marsha Kaye -- Performance tests / Rachel Yudkowsky -- Simulations in assessment / William C. McGahie and S. Barry Issenberg -- Oral examinations / Ara Tekian and Rachel Yudkowsky -- Assessment portfolios / Ara Tekian and Rachel Yudkowsky.
Summary: Includes bibliographical references and index.Summary: 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 programs.
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Introduction to assessment in the health professions / Steven M. Downing and Rachel Yudkowsky -- Validity and its threats / Stephen M. Downing and Thomas M. Haladyna -- Reliability / Rick D. Axelson and Clarence D. Kreiter -- Generalizability theory / Clarence D. Kreiter -- Statistics of testing / Steven M. Downing -- Standard setting / Rachel Yudkowsky, Steven M. Downing and Ara Tekian -- Written tests: constructed response and selected response formats / Steven M. Downing -- Observational assessment / William C. McGahie, John Butter, and Marsha Kaye -- Performance tests / Rachel Yudkowsky -- Simulations in assessment / William C. McGahie and S. Barry Issenberg -- Oral examinations / Ara Tekian and Rachel Yudkowsky -- Assessment portfolios / Ara Tekian and Rachel Yudkowsky.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 programs.

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