A Deterministic Theory of Clinical Performance Rating: Promising Early Results.

Cason, Gerald J.; Cason, Carolyn L.

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ERIC Number: EJ302142

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1984

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A Deterministic Theory of Clinical Performance Rating: Promising Early Results.

Cason, Gerald J.; Cason, Carolyn L.

Evaluation and the Health Professions, v7 n2 p221-47 Jun 1984

The proposed theory provides a basis for both measuring and correcting rater stringency error in some grossly incomplete rating data matrices. The theoretical model fits ratings made by faculty and resident physicians of student clinical performance in each of three junior year medical student cohorts better than alternative models. (Author)

Descriptors: Clinical Teaching (Health Professions), Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Medical School Faculty, Medical Students, Models, Rating Scales, Standards, Statistical Analysis, Student Evaluation, Test Reliability, Test Validity

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: This research was supported in part by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant No. 90AL0005-01.