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100			_aDowning, Steven M. (ed)
245		0	_aAssessment in health professions education
260			_aNew York ; London _bRoutledge _c2009
300			_a317 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
505			_aIntroduction 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.
520			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aAssessment 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.
650			_aEDUCATION, MEDICAL
650			_aEDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT
650			_aHEALTH OCCUPATIONS, education
700			_aYudkowsky, Rachel (ed)
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