Competency Verification in the Health Professions Via Limited Focus Measurement.

Popham, W. James

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Competency Verification in the Health Professions Via Limited Focus Measurement

Popham, W. James

Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1, 3, 101-9, Oct 78

Norm-referenced tests are inappropriate for evaluating health care practitioners; criterion referenced tests better describe what is not being measured. Reliable assessment of competency should focus on the valid testing of reasonable numbers of important skills. Available from: Sage Publications, Inc., 275 South Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, California 90212. (Author/JAC)

Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Health Personnel, Norm Referenced Tests, Performance Tests, Personnel Evaluation, Testing Problems

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