Assessment in health professions education

By:

Downing, Steven M. (ed)

Contributor(s):

Yudkowsky, Rachel (ed)

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)

Subject(s):

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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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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