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Blue Skies With Clouds: Envisioning the Future Ideal State and Identifying Ongoing Tensions in the UME–GME Transition

Posted: | Karen E. Hauer, Pamela M. Williams, Julie S. Byerley, Jennifer L. Swails, Michael A. Barone

Academic Medicine: Volume 98 - Issue 2 - Pages 162-170

 

The US medical education transition from school to residency is resource-intensive. The Coalition for Physician Accountability aims to improve it, emphasizing learner support, diversity, and minimizing conflicts. This study explores key tensions and offers strategies to align the transition with ideal goals, aiding educators and organizations in implementing recommendations.

Category:Assessment-Oriented Research, Links to Outcomes

Impact of Both Local Item Dependencies and Cut-Point Locations on Examinee Classifications

Posted: | J. D. Rubright

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 37: 40-45

 

This simulation study demonstrates that the strength of item dependencies and the location of an examination systems’ cut‐points both influence the accuracy (i.e., the sensitivity and specificity) of examinee classifications. Practical implications of these results are discussed in terms of false positive and false negative classifications of test takers.

Category:Assessment-Oriented Research, General Measurement, Scoring