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Assessment of Clinical Skills: A Case Study in Constructing an NLP-based Scoring System for Patient Notes

Posted: | Polina Harik, Janet Mee, Christopher Runyon, Brian E. Clauser

Advancing Natural Language Processing in Educational Assessment: Pages 58-73

 

This chapter describes INCITE, an NLP-based system for scoring free-text responses. It emphasizes the importance of context and the system’s intended use and explains how each component of the system contributed to its accuracy.

Category:Assessment-Oriented Research, Applications of Technology, Scoring

Differential Item Functioning Analysis of United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 Items

Posted: | Jonathan D. Rubright, Michael Jodoin, Stephanie Woodward, Michael A. Barone

Academic Medicine: Volume 97 - Issue 5 - Pages 718-722

 

The purpose of this 2019–2020 study was to statistically identify and qualitatively review USMLE Step 1 exam questions (items) using differential item functioning (DIF) methodology.

Category:Product-Oriented Research, USMLE, Assessment-Oriented Research, Links to Outcomes

Associations Between Medical Education Assessments and American Board of Family Medicine Certification Examination Score and Failure to Obtain Certification

Posted: | L. E. Peterson, J. R. Boulet, B. E. Clauser

Academic Medicine: Volume 95 - Issue 9 - p 1396-1403

 

The objective of this study was to evaluate the associations of all required standardized examinations in medical education with ABFM certification examination scores and eventual ABFM certification.

Category:Assessment-Oriented Research, Links to Outcomes