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Development of a Test of Cognitive Bias in Medical Decision Making.
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Hershberger, Paul J.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1994
Poor performance of medical students, residents, and faculty on a newly developed Inventory of Cognitive Biases in Medicine, suggests that cognitive biases detract from reliance on logical and statistical strategies in medical decision making. The test shows promise for use in instructional and research efforts to reduce such bias. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Bias, Cognitive Processes, Decision Making, Higher Education
The Triple-Jump Examination as an Assessment Tool in the Problem-Based Medical Curriculum at the University of Hawaii.
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Smith, Richard Merrill – Academic Medicine, 1993
A University of Hawaii study compared objective and subjective assessments of the three-step triple jump examination which tests medical students' clinical problem-solving processes. Subjects were 58 first-year students. Results found the subjective assessments were more consistent across problems of varying difficulty level than were objective…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Difficulty Level, Higher Education, Interrater Reliability
Introducing Progress Testing in McMaster University's Problem-Based Medical Curriculum: Psychometric Properties and Effect on Learning.
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Blake, Jennifer M.; And Others – Academic Medicine, 1996
The Personal Progress Index, designed to assess students' knowledge at regular intervals, is administered at the McMaster University (Ontario) Faculty of Health Sciences three times annually. Feedback is provided to students, and accumulated student performance is determined for summative evaluation. Results over 4 classes (n=400) show it to be…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation