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Similarities Between Clinically Matched and Unmatched Analogue Patient Raters: A Mixed Methods Study

Posted: | Ann King, Kathleen Mazor, Andrew Houriet, Thea Musselman, Ruth Hoppe, Angelo D’Addario

Patient Education and Counseling: Volume 109, Supplement, April 2023, Page 2

 

Physicians' responses to patient communication were assessed by both clinically matched and unmatched analogue patients (APs). Significant correlations between their ratings indicated consistency in evaluating physician communication skills. Thematic analysis identified twenty-one common themes in both clinically matched and unmatched AP responses, suggesting similar assessments of important behaviors. These findings imply that clinically unmatched APs can effectively substitute for clinically matched ones in evaluating physician communication and offering feedback when the latter are unavailable.

Category:Assessment-Oriented Research, Applications of Technology, Links to Outcomes

A Comparison of Strategies for Smoothing Parameter Selection for Mixed-Format Tests Under the Random Groups Design

Posted: | C. Liu, M. J. Kolen

Journal of Educational Measurement: Volume 55, Issue 4, Pages 564-581

 

Smoothing techniques are designed to improve the accuracy of equating functions. The main purpose of this study is to compare seven model selection strategies for choosing the smoothing parameter (C) for polynomial loglinear presmoothing and one procedure for model selection in cubic spline postsmoothing for mixed‐format pseudo tests under the random groups design.

Category:Assessment-Oriented Research, Reliability/Validity, Scoring