Assessment in health professions education / edited by Steven M. Downing, Rachel Yudkowsky.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Downing, Steven M.

Yudkowsky, Rachel.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Study and teaching.

Medicine.

Educational tests and measurements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (338 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2009.

Language Note:

English

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. Key feature

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-59530-5

1-282-08504-2

9786612085048

0-203-88013-7

9780203880135

OCLC:

398682425