Evaluating Medical Residents' Literature-Appraisal Skills.

Stern, David T.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ499649

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Publication Date: 1995

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Evaluating Medical Residents' Literature-Appraisal Skills.

Stern, David T.; And Others

Academic Medicine, v70 n2 p152-54 Feb 1995

A study of 28 medical residents' skills in evaluating research compared student evaluations of a journal article with 1 developed by means of a Delphi technique utilizing 5 experts. Residents' scores were not significantly associated with residency year or self-assessed critical appraisal skill. The method is proposed as an objective means of assessing these skills. (MSE)

Descriptors: Critical Reading, Delphi Technique, Graduate Medical Students, Higher Education, Internal Medicine, Measurement Techniques, Medical Education, Professional Education, Research Methodology, Research Reports, Research Skills, Scholarly Journals, Surveys, Test Validity

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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