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Assessment of Clinical Skills with Standardized Patients: State of the Art.
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van der Vleuten, C. P. M.; Swanson, David B. – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1990
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…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Higher Education, Medical Education, Patients
Commentary on "Assessment of Clinical Skills with Standardized Patients: State of the Art."
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Miller, George E. – Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 1990
A review (HE 528 450) of large-scale studies of the psychometric characteristics of standardized-patient clinical examinations is commended for its clarity, thoroughness, and relevance. Issues of reliability, validity, scoring, reporting, and use of the tests are discussed further. (MSE)
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Higher Education, Medical Education, Patients
Utilizing the Patient Management Problem as a Student Clinical Evaluation Tool.
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Remington, Lee Ann; Roggenkamp, John R. – Optometric Education, 1994
A two-dimensional patient management problem test was designed to measure third-year optometry students' clinical competency at Pacific University (Oregon). Results suggest this evaluation method is valid and may be useful in identifying students needing to improve their clinical thinking skills. Some issues in test administration and scoring…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Diagnostic Tests, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education