Simulations for Dental Licensure Examinations: Reliability and Validity.

Alessi, Stephen M.; Johnson, Lynn A.

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ERIC Number: EJ459936

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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Simulations for Dental Licensure Examinations: Reliability and Validity.

Alessi, Stephen M.; Johnson, Lynn A.

Simulation/Games for Learning, v22 n4 p286-307 Dec 1992

Discussion of the use of simulations for licensure testing highlights the Dental Interactive Simulations Corporation (DISC) project that uses interactive video patient simulations for dental education and licensure. Topics addressed include reliability, validity, test administration issues, effects of fidelity on reliability and validity, and acceptance by professionals of using simulations. (25 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Simulation, Dental Students, Dentistry, Higher Education, Interactive Video, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Professional Education, Realism, Reliability, Testing, Validity

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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