Status Report on the NBME's Computer-Based Testing.

Clyman, Stephen G.; Orr, Nancy A.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Status Report on the NBME's Computer-Based Testing.

Clyman, Stephen G.; Orr, Nancy A.

Academic Medicine, v65 n4 p235-41 Apr 1990

The process proposed for the development and use of computer-based testing, including simulation and multiple-choice questions, as part of the National Board of Medical Examiners' certification sequence is outlined. Summary reports of first-phase pilot testing in six medical schools are appended. (MSE)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Higher Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Medical Education, Multiple Choice Tests, Simulation, Standardized Tests, Test Construction, Test Format, Test Reliability, Test Validity

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