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Video-Based Communication Assessment of Physician Error Disclosure Skills by Crowdsourced Laypeople and Patient Advocates Who Experienced Medical Harm: Reliability Assessment With Generalizability Theory

Posted: | Andrew A. White, Ann M. King, Angelo E. D’Addario, Karen Berg Brigham, Suzanne Dintzis, Emily E. Fay, Thomas H. Gallagher, Kathleen M. Mazor

JMIR Medical Education: Volume 8 - Issue 2 - e30988

 

This article aims to compare the reliability of two assessment groups (crowdsourced laypeople and patient advocates) in rating physician error disclosure communication skills using the Video-Based Communication Assessment app.

Category:Assessment-Oriented Research, Applications of Technology

Crowdsourcing for Assessment Items to Support Adaptive Learning

Posted: | S. Tackett, M. Raymond, R. Desai, S. A. Haist, A. Morales, S. Gaglani, S. G. Clyman

Medical Teacher: Volume 40 - Issue 8 - p 838-841

 

Adaptive learning requires frequent and valid assessments for learners to track progress against their goals. This study determined if multiple-choice questions (MCQs) “crowdsourced” from medical learners could meet the standards of many large-scale testing programs.

Category:Assessment-Oriented Research, Applications of Technology

Automated Item Generation with Recurrent Neural Networks

Posted: | M. von Davier

Psychometrika 83, 847–857 (2018)

 

Utilizing algorithms to generate items in educational and psychological testing is an active area of research for obvious reasons: Test items are predominantly written by humans, in most cases by content experts who represent a limited and potentially costly resource. Using algorithms instead has the appeal to provide an unlimited resource for this crucial part of assessment development.

Category:Assessment-Oriented Research, Applications of Technology