Assessment of Clinical Skills with Standardized Patients: State of the Art.

Authors :: van der Vleuten, C. P. M.
Swanson, David B.
Source :: Teaching and Learning in Medicine. 1990 2(2):58-76.
Publication Year :: 1990
Abstract: Large scale studies of the psychometric characteristics of standardized-patient clinical examinations are reviewed, and recommendations for test improvement are offered, including (1) assessment of history taking, physical examination, and communication skills separately from diagnostic and management skills; (2) a mastery-testing framework for score interpretation; and (3) improved pass-fail standard-setting. (MSE)

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1040-1334
Volume :: 2
Issue :: 2
Database :: ERIC
Journal :: Teaching and Learning in Medicine
Notes :: Journal Subscription Department, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., 365 Broadway, Hillsdale, NJ 07642.
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: EJ427375
Document Type :: Journal Articles<br />Reports - Evaluative<br />Information Analyses