Introducing Progress Testing in McMaster University's Problem-Based Medical Curriculum: Psychometric Properties and Effect on Learning.

Blake, Jennifer M.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1996

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Introducing Progress Testing in McMaster University's Problem-Based Medical Curriculum: Psychometric Properties and Effect on Learning.

Blake, Jennifer M.; And Others

Academic Medicine, v71 n9 p1002-07 Sep 1996

The Personal Progress Index, designed to assess students' knowledge at regular intervals, is administered at the McMaster University (Ontario) Faculty of Health Sciences three times annually. Feedback is provided to students, and accumulated student performance is determined for summative evaluation. Results over 4 classes (n=400) show it to be reliable, valid, and effective for identification and self-identification of problems. (MSE)

Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation, Higher Education, Medical Education, Problem Based Learning, Problem Solving, Professional Education, Psychometrics, Student Evaluation, Test Reliability, Test Use, Test Validity

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