Linking Knowledge, Realism and Diagnostic Reasoning by Computer-Assisted Confidence Testing.

Rippey, Robert M.; Voytovich, Anthony E.

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ERIC Number: EJ281429

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1983

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Linking Knowledge, Realism and Diagnostic Reasoning by Computer-Assisted Confidence Testing.

Rippey, Robert M.; Voytovich, Anthony E.

Journal of Computer-Based Instruction, v9 n3 p88-97 Win 1983

Describes a computer-based method of confidence-testing, available in batch processing and interactive form, which improves a student's ability to assess probabilities during clinical diagnosis. The methods and results of three experiments are presented. (EAO)

Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Computer Assisted Testing, Confidence Testing, Decision Making, Guessing (Tests), Higher Education, Hypothesis Testing, Medical Education, Probability, Research Methodology

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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