TY  - BOOK
AU  - Downing, Steven M. (ed)
AU  - Yudkowsky, Rachel (ed)
TI  - Assessment in health professions education
SN  - 0805861289
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York ; London
PB  - Routledge
KW  - EDUCATION, MEDICAL
KW  - EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT
KW  - HEALTH OCCUPATIONS, education
N1  - 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
N2  - 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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