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Examining the Precision of Cut Scores Within a Generalizability Theory Framework: A Closer Look at the Item Effect

Posted: | B. E. Clauser, M. Kane, J. C. Clauser

Journal of Educational Measurement: Volume 57, Issue 2, Pages 216-229

 

This article presents two generalizability-theory–based analyses of the proportion of the item variance that contributes to error in the cut score. For one approach, variance components are estimated on the probability (or proportion-correct) scale of the Angoff judgments, and for the other, the judgments are transferred to the theta scale of an item response theory model before estimating the variance components.

Category:Assessment-Oriented Research, Reliability/Validity

When Listening is Better Than Reading: Performance Gains on Cardiac Auscultation Test Questions

Posted: | K. Short, S. D. Bucak, F. Rosenthal, M. R. Raymond

Academic Medicine: May 2018 - Volume 93 - Issue 5 - p 781-785

 

In 2007, the United States Medical Licensing Examination embedded multimedia simulations of heart sounds into multiple-choice questions. This study investigated changes in item difficulty as determined by examinee performance over time. The data reflect outcomes obtained following initial use of multimedia items from 2007 through 2012, after which an interface change occurred.

Category:Product-Oriented Research, USMLE